but basically it's the same spoken language.

但基本上口语是差不多的
But the Serbs use Cyrillic alphabet,

然而塞维利亚使用西里尔字母
which is what the Russians use, and the Croats,

和俄语相同而克罗地亚
who are Catholic, use the alphabet used in western Europe.

作为天主教徒使用和西欧相同的字母
So, the European alliance system,

因此欧洲同盟系统
these entangling alliances, hinges on French and German enmity

这些卷入的同盟军同时夹杂着德法积怨
and the competing interests of Russia

以及俄国和奥匈帝国
and Austria-Hungary in the Balkans.

在巴尔干地区的利益冲突
It also hinges on Bismarck,

俾斯麦也卷入其中
who was in many ways an odious guy but a very clever guy.

他很多方面是个可恶的人但雄才大略
His fear was that Germany would have to fight a war on two fronts.

他担心德国会要两线作战
So, what these powers are doing are looking for allies.

所以这些势力在寻求联合