In 1882 the first permanent commercial central power system became operative in Lower Manhattan.

1882 年，第一个永久性商业中央电力系统在曼哈顿下城投入使用。

With the Central Powers facing collapse, the Ottoman Empire signs an armistice with the Allies at Mudros.

同盟势力的瓦解让奥斯曼土耳其与协约在Mudros签了一份停战协议。

The president has asked parliament to give the central bank power to split the banks in two.

总统要求议会给中央银行权力将两家银行的资产一分为二。

Good. The Niagara Falls Power Company is inviting bids for the new Niagara Falls central power station.

好 尼亚加拉瀑布电力公司正在为新尼亚加拉瀑布中央电站招标。

Fratricidal disputes over succession began to erode central power as increasingly independent cities ruled by rival princes vied for control.

兄弟间争夺继承权的斗争使中央集权逐渐瓦解王子争夺着不同城市的统治权。

The Central Powers -- led by Germany -- had lost. The Allies -- led by Britain, France and the United States -- had won.

以德国为首的中央大国已经失败，而以英、法、美为首的盟国赢得了胜利。

Russia and the Central Powers led by Germany signed the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.

俄罗斯与以德国为首的同盟国签署了《布列斯特条约》。

You know, if you could help me raise money to install a central power station, there'd be no need to have a generator in your basement.

如果你能帮我筹钱建立一座中央发电站 地下室的发电机就没必要了。

Some Americans had family roots in Germany. They supported the Central Powers. A greater number of Americans had family roots in Britain or France. They supported the Allies.

一些美国人在德国有家室，他们支持中央政权。更多的美国人在英国或法国拥有家庭背景，他们则支持盟军。

Then came World War One. It was like a sharp needle that bursts a balloon. The United States and the Allies won the war against Germany and the Central Powers.

随后爆发了第一次世界大战，它就像一根锋利的针扎破气球一样。美国和盟国赢得了对抗德国和中央大国的战争。