As germany powers ahead , france is feeling blue .

当德国人昂首向前时，法国人的日子可不大好过。

But far more perilous times lie ahead .

不过更加危险的时刻还在前面。

If I had another life ahead of me .

如果我的前方有另一次人生。

But not everything at sncf is steaming ahead .

但是法国铁路不是所有的业务都是领先的。

The hidebound health-care systems of the rich world may resist new technologies even as poor countries leapfrog ahead .

富人世界的保守的医疗体系会抵抗新技术甚至穷国都已经跨越在前。