with the centralization of the French State.

这都与法国的中央集权有关
Now, anyone who's ever spent any time in France at all,

现在任何一个到过法国的人
who's ever waited in line in a prefecture in Privas,

那些曾在普利瓦
or Agens, or Paris,

阿扎或者巴黎排队等候过的人
God forbid, we wait for hours,

最好是没有等的时间太长了
will realize that the role of Paris and the role

都会意识到巴黎和法国政府
of the centralization of the French state is unique in--

中央集权的地位是独一无二的
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人人影视
at least in Western European history,

至少在西欧的历史上是这样
over the long run, and it still is.

长远来看依旧如此
Despite all of the--Mitterrand's plans for decentralization,

尽管密特朗[法国前总统]计划在法国实施
and the creation of regional councils,

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