Siegfried was not finished until February 5, 1871, at the end of the Franco-Prussian war—that is fourteen years later, after several interruptions.

至于《齐格弗里德》，则是几经周折，于十四年后，也就是1871年2月5日才断断续续得以完成，此时普法战争的硝烟也行将散去。

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The second context is the Franco-Prussian War, which you can read about in Chip Sowerwine's book.

第二个背景是普法战争,详情你们能从奇普·苏尔万的书中读到

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During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871, you see, a smallpox epidemic had swept through Europe killing millions of citizens.

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In the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), the two nations together fielded close to two million troops, of whom nearly a half-million were killed or wounded.

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In 1871, Paris surrendered to the Prussians in the Franco-Prussian War.

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