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原文及翻译

The people in these countries at first welcomed the news of a war. Many people were intensely patriotic and supported the war effort without thinking carefully about the reasons for the war. Some people thought that war would bring adventure and glory to their lives, and they cheered enthusiastically in the streets. After the war started, it soon became clear that it was a terrible disaster. 

这些国家的人民一开始对战争的消息表示欢迎。许多人爱国热情高涨，支持战争，却没有仔细考虑战争的原因。有些人认为战争会给他们的生活带来冒险和荣耀，他们在街上热情地欢呼。战争开始后，人们很快就意识到这是一场可怕的灾难。

In the western part of Europe, the opposing sides fought many bloody battles. Soldiers on both sides lived in filthy trenches that had been dug out of the ground. Sometimes hundreds of thousands of men were killed in battles that lasted only a few days. In most cases, these battles did not result in large gains or losses of territory. The war continued for more than four years. When the war was finally over, millions of people had been killed. 

在欧洲西部，对立双方进行了多次血腥的战斗。双方士兵都住在从地里挖出来的肮脏的战壕里。有时，几天的战斗就有数十万人丧生。在大多数情况下，这些战斗并没有导致领土的大量增加或损失。战争持续了四年多。当战争终于结束时，数百万人丧生。

Many people realized that their eagerness to fight against other countries had led them into a great disaster. This disaster did not end when the war ended in 1918. During the next 30 years, there would be many violent revolutions in Europe and a second major war that would be even worse than the first. 

许多人意识到，他们渴望与其他国家作战已经让他们陷入了一场大灾难。这场灾难并没有随着 1918 年战争的结束而结束。在接下来的 30 年里，欧洲爆发了多场暴力革命，并爆发了比第一次更严重的第二次大战。

Today, people in most European countries no longer view other nations as enemies. They have no interest in fighting wars with their neighbors. Instead, they're interested in trading with the other countries and in visiting those countries as tourists. The lessons of the 20th century have reminded people that wars can have terrible consequences.

今天，大多数欧洲国家的人民不再将其他国家视为敌人。他们没有兴趣与邻国交战。相反，他们感兴趣的是与其他国家进行贸易，并以游客的身份访问这些国家。20 世纪的教训提醒人们，战争会带来可怕的后果。

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