But equal Numbers voice the idea that this ban violates "the basic French principle of liberty".

这个法案违背了法国崇尚的基本信条：自由。

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Almost a decade later, having devoted many months to improving my Spanish skills but still lacking all but the most basic French phrases.

差不多十年过去了，期间我足足花了好几个月的时间去提高自己的西班牙语水平，可现在需要的却是法语，而要命的是我连最基本的日常用语也不会。

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My knowledge of French is pretty basic.

我的法语学得很粗浅。

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If you ever read the course descriptions of French 115 or chinese language, basic intro to Chinese, they say--I think I wrote it down here, this process of gradual assimilation.

如果你们曾经读过法语115课程描述,或者中文,也就是基础中文课程的介绍,我想我应该在这写下来了,那上面提到,这是一种逐步同化的过程

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But the basic point is keenly felt among the French governing class.

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Instead, the assimilation of elements of French into English produced Middle English and, with it, the basic profile of the language we still speak: a large vocabulary of Germanic and French-derived words organized with a simplified Germanic grammar.

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The basic flaw with this seems to be that the French industry minister has built his whole case against ArcelorMittal on grounds of broken promises and commitments.

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