Fleeing on a French warship crossing the Indian Ocean, Le Gentil saw a wonderful transit, but the ship's pitching and rolling ruled out any attempt at making accurate observations.

勒让蒂乘坐一艘法国军舰横穿印度洋逃亡时看到了一次壮观的凌日现象，但船剧烈摇晃，使任何准确观测的尝试都以失败告终。

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Depending on the weather, Fournier, a 64-year-old retired French army officer, will attempt what he is calling Le Grand Saut (The Great Leap) on Sunday from the plains of northern Saskatchewan.

如果天气允许，弗尔涅，这个64岁的退役法国陆军军官，将在本周日萨斯喀彻温省北部平原上尝试这次壮举，这一举动也被他本人称为“伟大的一跃”。

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(So far, the latter has been the unfortunate "natural" course: we'll recall Le Monde was on the verge of bankruptcy last Summer).

(至今为止，后一种很不幸地变得更“理所当然”：让我们回顾一下，去年夏天《世界报》还处在破产的边缘)。

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Both Ribery and Benzema are expected to play when France takes on Uruguay in a friendly in the French city of Le Havre on Wednesday evening - the team's first match under new coach Didier Deschamps.

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So is the onion and anchovy tart, pissaladiere, at the takeout shop Sur le Pouce on Rue St Francois nearby.

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Indeed, it was precisely this resurgence of national culture, argued Mr Messier in Le Figaro on January 4th, that Vivendi has supported.

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