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America's creation of the Marshall Plan in 1947 pumped much-needed capital into devastated Western Europe.
美國于1947年提出的馬歇爾計劃為被戰爭破壞的歐洲注入了急需的資金
Had the Soviets not opted out of the Marshall Plan, Eastern Europe could have benefitted too.
如果不是蘇聯選擇脫離馬歇爾計劃，東歐本來也是可以從中受益的
But then again, the Soviets did not want their Eastern European clients to express any gratitude to the United States.
但是再一次地，蘇聯不希望它們的東歐附庸國對美國懷有任何謝意
In May 1949, the Western controlled portions of Germany declared themselves the Federal Republic of Germany - or "West Germany."
1949年5月，西方控制下的部分德國宣布自己為德意志聯邦共和國，也就是西德
That October, Soviet-controlled portions of Germany established itself as the German Democratic Republic, or "East Germany."
同年10月，蘇聯控制下的部分德國自稱為德意志民主共和國，也就是東德
Deep within East Germany, the old German capital of Berlin was also divided into a "Western" zone controlled by America, Britain, and France,
在東德內部，古老的德國首都柏林也劃分為了由美國，英國和法國控制的西區
and an "Eastern" zone controlled by the Soviets.
以及由蘇聯控制的東區
Berlin became a focal point of Eastern-Western contention.
柏林成為東西對峙的一個焦點
In June 1948, the Soviets cut off all road and rail traffic to West Berlin, hoping to choke West Berlin into submission.
1948年6月，蘇聯切斷了通向西柏林的所有道路和鐵路交通，希望能夠讓西柏林投降
An Anglo-American airlift was started immediately — at times, the US plane landed in West Berlin every minute,
英裔美國人立即開始空中補給——有的時候，西柏林每分鐘都會有一架運輸機降落
and kept West Berlin supplied for more than a year until an agreement was reached in April 1949.
為西柏林提供了一年多的供給，直到1949年4月達成協議
