来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1871年后的法国 第3集 第3集》

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  Vienna was now this over-sized capital that--
  维也纳在这个狭小的国家里
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  in a very, very small country,
  算是特大型的首都
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  but it was balanced off by Budapest.
  但还有布达佩斯能够与其成对峙之势
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  In Italy, obviously,
  在意大利 最重要的城市
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  Milan and Turin were terribly important cities,
  显然就是米兰和都灵
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  and Rome, which is just sort of a sleepy,
  还有罗马 这个城市只是一座
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  ecclesiastical capital full of tourists and clergy.
  充斥着观光者和神职人员的教会都城
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  But France is unique.
  但法国的情况很特别
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  The role of Paris in French life is unique
  巴黎在法国人的生活中的地位是独特的
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  and that has been accentuated over the centuries,
  过去几百年中 这种状况引人瞩目
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  particularly the last century and a half,
  尤其在近一百五十年里
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  by some of the things that I want to talk about.
  我想讲的正是关于这方面的内容