1. The Japanese conquest of Burma cut China's last transportation route to the outside world (from Kunming to Lashio via the Burma Road, and then by railroad to Rangoon) at the end of April, 1942.

1942年4月底,日军占领缅甸,切断了中国与外界最后一条运输路线(从昆明经过缅甸公路到腊戍,然后走铁路到仰光)。
2. The International Telecommunication Union was founded in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union, and the Universal Postal Union was established in 1874.

例如,1865年成立了国际电报联盟,后改称国际电信联盟;万国邮政联盟则成立于1874年。
4. Some let only non-union workers telecommute. Others make decisions without negotiating with the union. Still others have union representatives attend planning programs for telecommuters.

一些公司仅同意非工会职员进行远程办公。另外一些公司未经工会协商就擅自决定。还有一些公司让工会代表参加远程办公的方案设计。
5. From least integrated to most integrated, they are a free trade area, a customs union, a common market, and economic union, and, finally, a full political union.

一体化的层次由低到高来划分,可分为自由贸易区、关税同盟、共同市场、经济联盟,最后是完全的政治联盟。