The annual mass exodus from the French capital sees the city's inhabitants while away the August heat in the countryside。
mass exodus:人口遷徙;大批的離去;大逃竄
But this week many of the biggest earners across the Channel have been mulling a départ which could be rather more permanent。
The toppling of Nicolas Sarkozy by François Hollande, the first socialist president to lead the country in 17 years, has sent ripples of fear through the wealthier arrondissements of Paris。
Their new president may block the eurozone austerity advocated by Germany's Angela Merkel, but he is not opposed to his richer citizens feeling the squeeze。
Nicolas Sarkozy :尼古拉·薩科齊;2007年5月起擔(dān)任法蘭西第五共和國總統(tǒng);2012年法國總統(tǒng)選舉中敗給弗朗索瓦·奧朗德
François Hollande :弗朗索瓦·奧朗德;2012年5月6日第二輪選舉中,奧朗德?lián)魯∷_科齊,當(dāng)選法國新一任總統(tǒng)。
Mr Hollande plans to implement a 75pc tax rate on earnings over