And as France held its breath,because they wanted a boy, this miracle baby was born,l'enfant du miracle.

法国十分紧张,他们想要一个男孩儿,然后这个孩子诞生了,奇迹之子

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So this was a highly charged political environment. Far more volatile than for example the kind of partisan quarrels we see today in our republic I hope.

所以那是十分紧张的政治环境,比我们当今所见的,共和政党争论,更加反复无常，希望如此。

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