The French regard with great sadness their declining status and prestige – not only in world politics, but also in culture, science and, importantly, language. Europe, in their view, was always a way of reclaiming world influence.
法国人十分难过地意识到，他们不仅仅在世界政治，在文化、科学，尤其是语言方面的地位和权威性正在日益下滑。在他们看来，欧洲是一种重新找回世界影响力的方式。