Just one bomb on a German bridge over the Meuse, or one impassable traffic jam in the Ardennes forest could have meant the difference between victory and defeat.

其实只有有一枚炸弹落在德国默兹河的桥梁上，或阿登尼斯森林里一段不可逾越的交通堵塞，就可能意味着德国人进攻的失败。

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The German metropolis, belatedly restored to its Baroque glory after massive wartime bombing, was punished because of a motorway bridge that threatens to wreck the skyline.

德累斯顿这座德国都市，在战争中大规模地受到战火摧残，很久之后才重现其巴洛克式建筑的辉煌。 但因为一座高速公路桥梁的建造，城市的天空留白将要遭到破坏。

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A German motorized artillery column crossing the Don river by means of a pontoon bridge on July 31, 1942.

1942年7月31日，一支德国摩托化炮兵纵队正在通过浮桥横渡顿河。

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel met NATO leaders on the German side of the Rhine River and together they walked across a bridge where they were met by President Nicolas Sarkozy, who then welcomed them into France.

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Merkel and the other leaders walked to the middle from the German side of the bridge.

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Government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said Berlin regretted the decision, adding that it wanted GM to repay 1.5bn euros in bridge financing extended by German banks.

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Rumour, myth and innuendo have it that Hitler was so impressed by both the view down the Arno and the collection of art that it was the only bridge not blown up by German troops as they retreated during World War II.

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