East Germany

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But the textile machinery from the former East Germany looks as if it might even work. From one loom, a serviceable roll of blue cloth still hangs.
然而厂内从昔日东德引进的纺织机器看上去似乎还可以投产运营，一座织布机上还挂着一卷可以用来生产的蓝布。
Today the young people in East Germany would prefer to stay at home. Many of them must leave, however, because there are hardly any prospects for them in many regions of the former East.
在今天的德国东部，年轻人宁愿呆在家里，但是有很多人不得不离开家园，因为在前东德的许多地区年轻人很难找到出路。
Having largely absorbed east Germany since unification in 1990, it is looking for markets in the emerging economies. And, bit by bit, it is carving out a more assertive and independent role.
从1990年大规模地合并东欧以后，它期待进入新兴经济地区的市场，然后，一点一点地，它让自己扮演了一个更加坚定独立的角色。

He gave a famous speech at the Berlin Wall that divided Soviet-controlled East Germany from West Germany.
President Obama says the honor is particularly meaningful for the first native of the former East Germany to lead a unified Germany.
"This is a special moment for Chancellor Merkel, as somebody who grew up in East Germany, who understands what it is like to be under the shadow of a dictatorial regime, and to see how freedom has bloomed in Germany,"

He was stationed before in East Germany, as I understand, as an economics officer.
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