1805 ferdinand de lesseps , french diplomat and engineer , the builder of the suez canal , was born at versailles 法国外交家、工程师、负责苏伊士运河工程的建筑师费迪南?德?雷赛布生于凡尔赛。
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That gave him the chance to mention the name of the frenchman who had built the canal , ferdinand de lesseps 那也给了他机会提及一个法国人的名字，而正是这个名叫费迪南?德?莱塞普的人修建了苏伊士运河。
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This he did at least 13 times . “ de lesseps ” , it turned out , was the codeword for the egyptian army to start the seizure , and nationalisation , of the canal 他至少13次提及莱塞普这个名字，后来的事实说明，这个名字就是埃及军队开始夺取苏伊士运河控制权的代号，同时也是运河国有化的代号。
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Two men were promenading up and down the wharves , among the crowd of natives and strangers who were sojourning at this once straggling village - now , thanks to the enterprise of m . lesseps , a fast - growing town 在等候蒙古号的时候，苏伊士的码头上有两个人在人群中走来走去。人群中有本地人，也有外国人。
