If there is Franco-German agreement, things move forward, more or less quickly, but if you do not, you have gridlock.“法德和解带来的是或多或少的进步，但如果没有法德的合作，则不会有任何进步。”
The Rhine River, at the northeast corner of France forms the Franco-German boundary.在法国东北角，奔涌的莱茵河形成了法国与德国天然的楚河汉界。