which said that no two countries

说两个
which each have a McDonald's will ever go to war

都有麦当劳的国家不会交战
because McDonald's forces global interdependence.

因为麦当劳推动了全球互相依赖
This was falsified in the NATO bombing of, I think, Sarajevo

这在北约轰炸萨拉热窝事件中不成立
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization

北大西洋公约组织
but still his heart's in the right place,the idea that interconnection makes you

不过他的想法是对的互相依赖使你
more likely to get along with other people.

能更好地与人相处
More generally, there's what's been called "The Contact Hypothesis."

有个更广泛的说法叫做 "接触假说"
So, interdependence is one thing but what's maybe more interesting is

相互依赖是一回事但更有趣的也许是
that simple contact with other people. Particularly if you're of equal status,

人与人间的简单接触尤其是当你们处于同样的身份地位
you have a common goal, and you have social support makes you like people more.

有同样的目标有社会支持使你更喜爱别人
There are now dozens, probably hundreds, of studies that show

成百的研究表明