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The United Nations (forces) were soon driven back to the 38th parallel, where the war had started,
聯合國部隊很快就被逼回了三八線，也就是戰爭開始的地方
and where two more years of bloody stalemate ensued.
在此血戰又持續了兩年
The cease-fire of July 27, 1953 made this tie official, and again the struggle between the two Koreas is still in effect today.
1953年7月27日雙方停火，這種僵局正式確立一直持續到今天
The Soviets had chosen not to engage directly in the war, and the United States had refrained from using nuclear weapons.
蘇聯選擇沒有直接參與這場戰爭，美國也沒有使用核武器
The Western Bloc returned, so to speak, this favor
西方陣營可以說是報答了蘇聯的這番美意
by not turning the Hungarian Revolution of November 1956 into a proxy war against The Soviets.
沒有將1956年11月的匈牙利革命變成代理人戰爭
The Hungarians' cause was undeniably noble, and the Soviet Union's brutal reprisals were evil.
匈牙利的革命事業無疑是崇高的，而蘇聯殘酷的報復是邪惡的
But again, the United States could not engage the Soviet Union in the middle of Central Europe with conventional forces,
但是再一次的，美國無法用傳統力量在中歐與蘇聯交戰
and the United States did not want to be responsible for going nuclear.
而美國也不希望由自己來挑起一場核戰
Moreover, the Suez Crisis, which I mentioned earlier was in full swing just then.
此外，正如我早先提到的，蘇伊士運河危機當時也在轟轟烈烈地進行
The NATO powers could hardly justify rescuing Hungary while Britain and France were caught trying to take the Suez Canal back from modern Egypt.
英國和法國試著把蘇伊士運河從埃及手中奪回的時候，北大西洋公約組織軍隊也沒有正當理由去營救匈牙利
