His death set in motion a train of events that led tothe outbreak of war.
他的死引发了一系列的事件,从而导致了战争的爆发。
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The number of armed conflicts — and their death toll — has continued to fall since the end of the Cold War.
武装冲突的次数——以及其死亡人数——自冷战末期以来就一直在减少。
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I am not afraid of danger or capture or wounds or even death, if death must come, but I do fear that once this war is over, we will never get back tothe old times.