About an hour later he walked to the doorway,

一个小时后他走出来
turned, lit the fuse with a cigar.

转身点燃雪茄
He threw the bomb back into the cafe,

把炸弹扔进了咖啡馆
which was now very crowded.

当时咖啡馆里的人很多
Already famous for its great expositions, paris,

以各种大型展览闻名的巴黎
more than ever identified with leisure and with consumerism,

被视为休闲和消费主义的代名词
had become a permanent exposition in itself,

已经成为它自己的永久展览
its boulevards the staging ground,

华丽的大道是它的舞台
as you shall see later in the course, for the Belle époque.

你们会在这门课后面了解这段被称为美丽时期的欧洲社会史
Department stores welcomed clients with dazzling electric lights

百货公司闪烁霓虹灯招徕客人
and arranged shop windows inspiring Zola to call them '

精心陈设的橱窗引得左拉[法国知名作家]称其为
the cathedrals of modernity."

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