波兰和它的近邻立陶宛结成同盟。

Poland forged an alliance with its neighbour Lithuania.

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此前，国王委任范龙佩为关键调解人，笼络比利时这两个被疏远的地区结成短暂的同盟关系。

Previously, the king had employed Van Rompuy as the key intermediary cajoling the two alienated halves of the country into shortlived coalitions.

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He had adopted another Roman, Octavian, and Julius Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, then formed an alliance with Mark Antony, who had been Julius Caesar's friend, and a lesser known figure named Lepidus, whom you don't really need to remember.

恺撒有个养子，屋大维，他与恺撒的朋友，马克·安东尼结成后三头同盟，还有一方大家比较陌生，是雷必达，这个名字不用记。

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