He had heard enough such as "Britain in alliance with France once defeated a number of smaller countries.", "Britain was an ally of America in both World Wars."

他听够了什么“英国与法国联盟曾经击败了许多小国家” “在两次世界大战中，英国是美国的一个同盟国，他们是同盟的国家”等等。

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France, which left NATO's military structure in 1966 (though not the alliance itself), has decided to rejoin.

法国在1966年离开了北约的军事结构(尽管留在联盟里)，但现在也已经决定重新加入。

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Scottish monarchs in the Middle Ages were often exiled to France, united by the so-called Auld Alliance and their common enemy, England.

在中世纪，苏格兰的国王们，总会流亡到法国(就像晋国重耳公子流落列国，齐秦均为强国，一边要选个好的靠山，另一边要下注一匹能赢的马)。 一来，有古老协议同盟的保护；二来，还要对付他们共同的敌人英格兰。

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The Norfolk position is one of two top command posts promised to France when it rejoined the alliance.

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This summit will also see France re-joining the alliance's integrated command after a more than 40 year hiatus.

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NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer praised France's move, saying its full participation only strengthened the alliance.

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In Washington, a White House spokesman said the alliance between France and the US was "as strong today as it was last week".

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Another factor propelling Sprint into the arms of a suitor is the seemingly inevitable dissolution of Global One, the firm's ill-fated alliance with France Telecom and Deutsche Telekom that was supposed to offer a one-stop communications shop for big corporate customers.

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In 1807, Russia and Prussia signed the Convention at Bartenstein, forming an alliance to drive France out of German states.

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