He is writing a historical novel about nineteenth-century France.

他正在写一部关于19世纪的法国的历史小说。

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The director transposes the action from sixteenth-century France to post-Civil War America.

导演把情节从16世纪的法国转换到内战后的美国。

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But genre painting, especially when it portrayed members of the humblest classes, was never popular in eighteenth-century France.

但在18世纪的法国，风俗画，尤其是描绘最卑微阶层的绘画，从来都不受欢迎。

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From the twelfth to the eighteenth century, the Louvre was the home of the ruling families of France.

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By the twelfth century, soap- making centers had developed in cities such as Marseilles,France and Savona,Italy.

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It was first used in France in the eighteenth century.

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Created in 17th-century France, the tontine is part investment pool, part annuity and part motive for murder.

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Taking off from turn-of-the century France, with "petticoat pioneer" Alice Guy who saw beyond the camera's scientific uses.

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But, first the Keynesians need to finish their self-demolition, accompanied, as it was in 18th century France, by widespread cheers and encouragement.

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