The transformation of American sea power began in 1940.

美国海军力量的改革开始于1940年。

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And largely for this reason that political power in Europe was centered for centuries in the South, around the Mediterranean Sea, which was where they could grow these grains with more reliability.

很大程度上，由于这个原因，欧洲的政治权力几个世纪以来都集中在南部，围绕着地中海区域，在那里他们可以更放心地种植这些谷物。

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The river is diverted through the power station before discharging into the sea.

这条河改道经水电站后流入大海。

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He said the United States must build up its sea power,too, if it wanted to be a great nation.

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They emerge from this indifferent primal realm, This mixture of salt and sea waters, that is the source of all being and the source of ultimate power, But they age and they mature and they fight and they die.

他们都来自没有差别的原始王国，那盐和水的混合体就是一切生物的本源,也是极权的来源，但是他们会成长，成熟，战争，又死去。

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The problem was if you have a basically landlocked power and want to get to the sea, then you'd better have a navy.

问题是,如果你是一个强大的内陆国家,你想使自己的势力到达海洋,最好要有一支海军

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Air power and sea power are central to its plans for preserving U.S. presence in the Pacific.

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That implies spending a lot more money on long-endurance air power and sea power, such as the new Air Force bomber and Navy unmanned strike aircraft that Gates endorsed in January.

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Military and political leaders convince themselves they can rely on air power and sea power to fight future wars, and thus neglect the industrial base that makes rapid production of armored systems feasible.

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