Of the complicated European systems of national polity we have heretofore been independent.

在复杂的欧洲各国体系中，我们保持独立。

And a number of rival european systems started to appear once people had heard about that.

一旦人们有所耳闻，许多欧洲系统的竞争者争相出现。

Turkey has four neighbors which are not part of the European system — Russia, Iran, Iraq and Syria.

土耳其有四个不属于欧洲体系的邻国——俄罗斯，伊朗，伊拉克和叙利亚。

Well now, news of the new system in America travelled fast. And a number of rival European systems started to appear once people had heard about that.

新系统的消息在美国传播的很快。一旦人们有所耳闻，许多欧洲系统的竞争者争相出现。

While the war with Spain was something of a non-event when it finally broke out, the breakdown of negotiations surrounding the Spanish Match did have the highly significant impact of driving England towards France in the European system of alliances.

虽然与西班牙的战争最终爆发时并不算什么大事，但围绕西班牙比赛的谈判破裂确实对推动英格兰在欧洲联盟体系中向法国靠拢产生了非常重大的影响。