He has an advantage over me for he knows some French.

由于他懂点法语，所以比我的条件有利。

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But is being perceived as a French oil company an advantage in Arab or African countries?

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He had an eight-second advantage over Argentina's Lucio Alvarez, in a Toyota, with French driver Guerlain Chicherit, in an SMG, taking third.

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