從二戰結束到冷戰結束
The Iron Curtain describes a political boundary separating Europe into east and west from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991.
鐵幕指的是從1945年二戰結束到1991年冷戰結束期間，將歐洲分為東西兩邊的政治界線。
boundary (n.)界線
The term Iron Curtain represents the efforts by the Soviet Union to block open contact with the West and its allies.
鐵幕的名稱代表蘇聯為了阻擋與西方世界和其盟友有直接接觸，而所作出的努力。
term (n.) 學期, 期限, 術語block (v.)阻擋,阻礙ally (n.)盟友,同盟國
East of the Iron Curtain were the countries that were connected to or influenced by the Soviet Union, and west of it were the countries that were either neutral, or NATO members.
鐵幕以東是跟蘇聯有關係或受其影響的國家，鐵幕以西的國家則保持中立或是NATO成員。
neutral (adj.)中立的NATO= North Atlantic Treaty Organization 北大西洋公約組織
The Iron Curtain was also used to refer to the 7,000-kilometer-long physical barrier made up of fences, walls, minefields, and watchtowers.
鐵幕也用來指7,000公里長的實體屏障，其組成包括圍籬、圍牆、雷區和暸望塔。
physical (adj.)實體的barrier (n.) 屏障,障礙物mine (n.)地雷；minefield (n.)地雷區
The infamous Berlin Wall, which cut off West Berlin from East Germany, also made up a part of this barrier.
隔開西柏林與東德、惡名昭彰的柏林圍牆也是屏障的一部分。
infamous (adj.)惡名昭彰的 , 聲名狼藉的
The nations east of the Iron Curtain were Poland, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and the Soviet Union.
鐵幕以東的國家有波蘭、東德、捷克斯洛伐克、匈牙利、羅馬尼亞、保加利亞、阿爾巴尼亞和蘇聯。
The events that led to the destruction of the Iron Curtain started with peaceful opposition in Poland, which spread to Hungary, East Germany, Bulgaria, and Czechoslovakia.
導致鐵幕崩解的事件起始於波蘭的和平反抗，之後擴散至匈牙利、東德、保加利亞和捷克斯洛伐克。
lead to 導致destruction (n.)毀滅oppose (v.) 反對,反抗；opposition (n.) 反對,反抗