Several European capitals, including Paris and Berlin, are leading a campaign for tougher regulation by the European Union.

包括巴黎和柏林在内的几个欧洲国家的首都正在领导一场要求欧盟加强监管的运动。

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With the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dismantling of the Soviet Union, the Olympics lost a gripping appeal for many Americans — the rivalry between East and West.

随着柏林墙的倒塌和苏联的解体，对许多美国人而言，奥运会失去了一种扣人心弦的吸引力，一种东西方相互较劲的意味。

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Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany (second to Berlin) and the seventh-largest city in the European Union.

汉堡是第二大的德国(仅次于柏林)和在欧洲联盟第七大城市。

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But when the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union dissolved in 1989, the western alliance's main reason for being disappeared.

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In an attempt to alleviate the shortage, the Arbeitgeberverband Pflege, a health employer's union in Berlin, has come up with an idea -- enlisting nurses from China.

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After their summit in Berlin, European Union leaders claimed to have reached a deal that would reorganise the union's finances in order to accommodate newcomers from Central and Eastern Europe.

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Soon thereafter, the Soviet Union renewed its campaign against West Berlin.

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