at any level you can imagine is because

这是因为
they have a centralized education system which does not believe that

他们有一套集中化教育系统而非因为
you should have wealthy communes,

你在一个富裕的行政区
wealthy parts of France having all of the advantages,

当然富余的区域有很大的优势
and then schools that have very limited financial resources

那些经费资源较为紧张的学校们
have not the same possibilities for exceptional advancement.

在获得额外补助的机会上处于劣势
France has the grands écoles,

法国有很好的学校
the big-time, high-powered elite schools, elite universities.

一流高档的精英学校精英大学
They've got their equivalents of the fancy places

他们与你们如今所在的耶鲁
of which you're all in one now.

有着相同的美妙环境
But nonetheless, Napoleon does create a system

然而拿破仑建立了一个
which is long lasting and which allowed, over time,

长效的系统久而久之