英国由于身为岛国、四面环海的地理条件以及接近西欧便于控制北大西洋的战略位置,自古以来就得以将其大部分军事开支用于建立一支由主力舰队组成的强大海军,而不必像法国和德国等大陆国家那样,必须耗费巨资同时维持一支庞大的陆军。千百年来,在英国与欧洲大陆许多国家发生的长期战争中,英吉利海峡始终像一道不可逾越的巨大 Because of its geographical position as an island nation, its encircled sea conditions and its proximity to Western Europe’s strategic control over the North Atlantic, the United Kingdom has been able to devote most of its military expenditures since ancient times to a mighty navy made up of its main fleet rather than France Like Germany and other mainland countries, it must spend huge sums of money while maintaining a large army. For thousands of years, in the long war between Britain and many countries in the European continent, the English Channel has always been like an insurmountable huge