In 1918, World War I ended, leaving 10 million dead and Europe in ruins.

1918 年，第一次世界大战结束，造成 1000 万人死亡，欧洲一片废墟。

Such a view would have been unimaginable only 12 years ago when Angola's devastating 27-year civil war had just ended, leaving it a basket case.

如此的景象在十二年前是无法想象的，那时安哥拉刚刚结束持续了27年的毁灭性内战，留下了一堆烂摊子。

Now using the analogy again, in our mental enclosure we attempt to close off this channel of communication with the outer universe. So. This end we leave open.

现在再次使用这个比喻，在我们的精神围场内，我们试图关闭与外部宇宙的沟通渠道。所以。这一端(译注：指相反的另一端)我们保持开放。