The Berlin Wall was a barrier that separated West Berlin from the rest of East Germany during the Cold War.

柏林墙是冷战期间分隔西德和东德的一道屏障gaef8jiF-=6)。

After World War II, the Allied Powers divided Germany into four regions.

第二次世界大战后，同盟国将德国分为四个地区.sCm+[SO7AM。

The Soviet Union controlled the eastern region, and the United States, Britain, and France controlled the western regions.

苏联控制东部地区，美国、英国和法国控制西部地区(v^gz5wKjLRC%cw~im_h。

The communist government of East Germany built the Berlin Wall in 1961 to stop people from defecting.

1961年，东德的共产主义政府为了阻止人们叛逃，修建了柏林墙uEHldbrOYqC0bTJg。

The only people who could cross the border were diplomats, and they had to go through special checkpoints.

唯一能越过柏林墙的人是外交官，而必须经由特殊的检查站0zQ~]B+nhb。

In 1989, East Germany finally declared that people would be able to cross the border freely.

1989年，东德终于宣布人们可以自由穿越柏林墙0teD*WZ1(8PMx8VJ。

Over 2 million people arrived at the border.

超过200万人抵达柏林墙lZ&ueDb7-5tbg+lJ9Z。

Some brought tools to tear the wall down.

一些人还带着推墙的工具^ExTL3m.a,J]jo。

The fall of the wall came to signify the beginning of the end of the Cold War.

柏林墙的倒塌标志着冷战的结束ODhZJc%+n1*JJ=o|~@。