老挝

Four-fifths of Laotians are farmers.

五分之四的老挝人是农民。

Laos is on the west of Vietnam.

老挝在越南西面。

In the late 1970s Laos fell within the orbit of Vietnam and the Soviet Union.

20世纪70年代末，老挝被纳入了越南和苏联的势力范围。

Facing total defeat in Vietnam, the French subsequently conceded full independence to Laos.

法国人在越南面临彻底的失败后，接着又让老挝取得了完全的独立。

The sense of acute tension over Laos appeared to be subsiding.

在老挝问题上的紧张感好象已经趋于缓和了。