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The United Nations, or UN, is a global organization that is meant to promote peace and good relations between countries.
联合国，简称UN，是一个旨在促进和平与友好的全球性组织。
Before the UN, many countries were members of an organization called the League of Nations, which was created after the end of World War I for the purpose of preventing future global conflicts.
在联合国成立之前，许多国家都是国际联盟的成员，这个组织是第一次世界大战结束后为防止全球冲突而建立的。
However, World War II began less than 20 years after the creation of the League of Nations.
然而，第二次世界大战在国际联盟成立不到20年后爆发了。
The term “United Nations” was first used to refer to 26 countries that pledged to unite against the Axis powers in 1942.
第一次使用“联合国”一词是在1942年，用来代表联合对抗轴心国的26个国家。
The UN was officially established on October 24, 1945, after the war had ended.
1945年10月24日，二战结束后，联合国正式成立。
By then, 51 countries were members.
当时，联合国已有51个成员国。
Today, 193 countries are members of the United Nations.
如今，联合国共有193个成员国。
