In the 1920s, things changed because the telephone first became widely spread.

在20世纪20年代,随着电话的普及,情况发生了改变

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Now,that has changed, for sure; but,the centralization of the French government and the domination of Paris over the life of the nation is very difficult to change, over a long period of time.

现在,情况已经发生了改变,但是法国政府的中央集权化,以及巴黎在国民生活中的支配地位,在相当时间段内,都很难得以改变

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