38th Parallel

The 38th parallel was chosen. But why?

于是，就选择了三八线，为什么呢？

The 38th parallel is a circle of latitude that served as the initial basis for the famous demilitarized zone ( DMZ) between North and South Korea-the most heavily fortified border in the world.

三八线是一条用以划分南北朝鲜之间受降范围的暂时军事分界线，是世界上防卫最森严的一条边界线。

If we had not fought back to the 38th Parallel and our front lines had remained along the Yalu and Tumen Rivers, it would have been impossible for the people in Shenyang, Anshan and Fushun to carry on production free from worry.

如果不打回三八线，前线仍在鸭绿江和图们江，沈阳、鞍山、抚顺这些地方的人民就不能安心生产。

They eventually settled for the 38th parallel, around 56 kilometers ( 35 mi) north of Seoul.

于是最后选择了距首尔北部大约56000米，位于北纬38度附近的一条线。

After puberty, the "38th Parallel" quietly disappear, the closeness between heterosexual complex have quietly.

进入青春期以后，三八线悄悄地消失了，异性之间的亲近情结悄然产生。

The most serious mistake made was its excessive expansion of war objectives, demonstrated mainly on its policy of" neutralization of Taiwan", its decision to cross the 38th Parallel, and the principle of "voluntary repatriation" of POWs.

美国战略决策的最大失误就是战争目标的过度扩张，集中地反映在台湾中立化政策、越过三八线决策和战俘自愿遣返原则这三个最重要的决策上。

First, together with the Korean people we have fought our way back to the 38th Parallel and held on there.

第一，和朝鲜人民一起，打回到三八线，守住了三八线。

The frontier that will determine the fate of the US is not the 38th parallel, but the 2,000-mile border with Mexico.

决定美国命运的边境不是三八线，而是美国与墨西哥之间2000英里的国界。