France breathes its history, and engraves the past on its landscape. No French town is complete without an Avenue Charles de Gaulle. The boulevards and train stations of Paris-the Gare d'Aus-terlitz, Avenue de la Grande Armee-recall great battles waged and won. In speeches modern politicians draw on France's past glories in a way that British leaders, say, might feel was an uncomfortable expression of national vanity. So it is always useful to take a fresh look at how history shapes the country's politics today.
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机译：法国深呼吸其历史，并将过去铭刻在其景观中。没有戴高乐大街，法国小镇是不完整的。巴黎的林荫大道和火车站-特雷兹火车站（Gare d'Aus-terlitz）和盛大的军队大道（Avenue de la Grande Armee）让人回想起并赢得了巨大的战斗。现代政客在演讲中借鉴法国过去的辉煌，以至于英国领导人可能觉得这是对民族虚荣心的不舒服表达。因此，重新审视历史如何塑造当今国家的政治总是有用的。
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