In the 1940s, ATC centres could and did take advantage of the newly developed radar and improved radio communication brought about by the Second World War, but the system remained rudimentary.

在20世纪40年代，空中交通管制中心能够而且确实利用了第二次世界大战中新研制的雷达和改进的无线电通讯，但是这个系统还处于初级阶段。

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Only a short campaign took place in Puerto Rico, but after the war Spain ceded the island to America.

波多黎各岛仅经历了一场短暂的战斗，但大战后西班牙把该岛割让给了美国。

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I was keen to read more, but was surprised to find that Oman's appendix, published in 1914, was the only considered thing that had been written about this secret war.

我渴望阅读更多（相关史料），但惊讶地发现，奥曼出版于1914年的附录是记载这场秘密战争的唯一值得研究的材料。

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But in the late sixties he went to report on the war to prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam.

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And we're going through in France the same thing now with the War of Algeria too--but more about that later.

现在在法国又是这样了,阿尔及利亚战争也是,以后再讲

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So, there we go. But somewhat here in war and peace of battle is slowly being relegated to the background.

所以战争与和平问题,就慢慢转移到这个背景上

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But in the war rooms inside the Pentagon and at Central Command in Tampa, Fla.

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But in a war zone, like what's going on in Syria, we just need to get a clean water fix immediately.

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When it first opened, the walkway was 1, 200ft (365m) long but in World War II a section of the pier was removed amid fears of German invasion.

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