Sir Rod advised using relatively small sums of money to alleviate individual transport bottlenecks, rather than blowing billions on grands projets.

罗德先生建议用相对较小的款项以减轻个人运输的瓶颈，而不是把这项伟大项目炒到数十亿之多。

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I also reviewed the development of the "Grands Projets" along the Seine, reflecting on the significance of the river, and analyzing current social conditions.

我亦沿著塞纳河思考检讨开发这项伟大专案，反映这河流的意义，分析目前社会的状况。

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He took a dim view of high-speed trains, saying that their benefits were unproven and they were likely to be too expensive: ministers should beware of being "seduced by grands projets".

但对于高速铁路他持悲观态度，表示收益未经证实，可能也太昂贵：大臣们要谨防被重大项目所诱惑。

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Yet across the Rhine the preference is for plodding progress rather than grands projets.

ECONOMIST: France, Germany and the European Union

Sir Rod advised using relatively small sums of money to alleviate individual transport bottlenecks, rather than blowing billions on grands projets.

ECONOMIST: High-speed rail

Since the heyday of imperial self-confidence in the 19th century, Britain has enjoyed neither the largesse of American-style private philanthropy nor the French-style state enthusiasm for grands projets.

ECONOMIST: Gambling with public money