拜伦勋爵的诗作《恰尔德·哈罗德游记》中关于滑铁卢的段落里提到了“联合国家一词。在珍珠港事件后,温斯顿·丘吉尔在讨论联合作战的目标时使用了这个词。最后,它成为了著名国际组织的名称。
It paved the way for the U.K. to become a global power
奠定了英国全球霸权的基础
The Vienna Treaty that followed Waterloo didn’t give the U.K. land in Europe, but it did hand over territorial possessions, such as modern day South Africa, Trinidad and Sri Lanka. These become the strategic naval bases the U.K. subsequently used to control its vast colonial empire.
滑铁卢战役后的维也纳会议上,英国虽然没有得到位于欧洲大陆的领土,但却获得了今天的南非、特立尼达、斯里兰卡等地的所有权。这些地区成为英国海军的战略基地,随后被用来控制它庞大的殖民帝国。
And laid the foundations for the eventual emergence of the U.S. as the world’s superpower
奠定了美国最终获得世界霸权的基础
With war disrupting European industry, demand for American products increased massively during the Napoleonic Wars, with its neutrality allowing it to sell to both sides.
战争破坏了欧洲的工业。拿破仑战争期间,对美国产品的需求大大增加。由于美国的中立身份,它可以向交战双方出售货物。
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