Inspired by Halley's suggestion of a way to pin down the scale of the Solar System, teams of British and French astronomers set out on expeditions to places as diverse as India and Siberia.

受哈雷提出的确定太阳系大小的方法启发，英国和法国天文学家团队开始在印度和西伯利亚等地考察。

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Forty-five years on, the French botanist's gardens have grown massive in scale.

四十五年过去，这法国植物学家的花园规模更大。

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And gadgets such as a bathroom scale made by Withings, a French company, can transmit a person’s weight to a digital health-log on a computer or smartphone.

法国Withings公司制造的浴室体重秤能把人的体重上传到电脑和智能手机的数字健康记录上。

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According to Yves Berger of Interbev, large parts of the French countryside are maintained by small-scale farmers breeding draught horses for the meat market.

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The French government called on Peugeot last year to scale back its plans.

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And gadgets such as a bathroom scale made by Withings, a French company, can transmit a person's weight to a digital health-log on a computer or smartphone.

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