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Iraq, which had been a British colony from the end of World War I until 1932, was bubbling with internal power struggles.

伊拉克自第一次世界大战结束一直到1932年是英国的殖民地，国内遍布权力斗争。

I had been teaching my seventh-graders about World War II, and a test question was, "What was the largest amphibious assault of all time? "

那时，我给七年级的学生讲有关二战的课程，有一道测验题问，“史上最大规模的两栖攻击是什么？”

Nineteen eighty-nine began with Europe divided, as it had been since the end of World War II.

如同二战结束以来的任何一年一样，1989年在欧洲的分裂状态中开始。

It was the largest naval invasion in history and marked the beginning of the end of World War II in Europe.

这是有史以来最大规模的海军登陆战，标志着第二次世界大战在欧洲结束的先兆。

Issued by the U. S. Navy during World War II, this pistol allowed an operative to take out the enemy without ever removing his gloves.

美国海军在二战期间开始使用这款手枪，它可以让特工在不脱下手套的情况下干掉敌人。

The man who said he had abolished "boom and bust" has presided over the longest, deepest recession since the second world war.

昔日称他已经消除了“经济繁荣与萧条的交替循环”的人，而今得负责应对二战以来时间最长、程度最深的经济衰退。

During the Second World War, it is said, he soared into the sky to rescue an Italian pilot whose plane had been struck by enemy fire.

据说，在第二次世界大战期间，他翱翔天空去营救一位飞机被敌人炮火击中的意大利飞行员。

Britons' experience of the second world war as their "finest hour" contrasts starkly with that of almost all other Europeans.

英国在二战期间的其“最美好的时刻”的经历，与几乎所有其他欧洲国家形成鲜明的对比。

Acquiescence of his German officers there to provide him with food, Szpilman able to hang on until the end of World War II.

德国军官默许他的存在并向他提供食物，斯皮曼得以撑到二战结束。

During World War II, you had limits on what you could say if it would inspire the enemy.

回想二次世界大战期间，那时候，要是说什么话能够为敌人雪里送碳的话，那我们也是有限制的。

If there were to be a third world war, only the two superpowers would have the capacity to unleash it.

要打第三次世界大战，任何一个国家都没有能力，只有两个超级大国才有资格发动。

It HAS caused controversy in a country still trying to come to terms with the events of World War II.

这部电影在德国引起了争议，毕竟德国人民仍在慢慢接受二战遗留下来的阴影。

Mallory originally set out to teach school, but continued to climb on a regular basis until the outbreak of World War I.

马洛里起初是从教学开始，但也在常规的基础上继续登山，直到第一次世界大战爆发。

after Pearl Harbor led to American involvement in World War II and a shortage of building materials it would not be any time soon.

珍珠港事件后，导致美国在二战中的参与和建材短缺，它不会被任何时间很快。

The post-World War II period is also given just a quick once-over; instead the series ends with a discussion of the American character.

后二战时期也采取很快带过，取代它的内容的是片尾处关于美国人性格的讨论。

In World War II th e general made it a point of pride to dig his own foxhole.

第二次世界大战时，那将将军骄傲地强调自己挖散兵坑。

He made his first jump as a Navy pilot when his plane was shot down over the Pacific during World War II.

二战期间，飞行员出身的老布什在飞机被击中后，完成第一次高空跳伞。

She said the First World War still affects everyone today and there are ripples of it.

她说第一次世界大战对现在仍然有影响。

A few years later, as the First World War came to a close Mies' style was beginning to crystallize.

几年后，随着第一次世界大战结束了密斯风格开始结晶。

Sir Edward Grey on the eve of the first world war said "the lamps are going out all over Europe" .

在一战的前夜，爱德华·格雷爵士说“全欧洲的灯光都熄灭了”。