There was a deep-rooted racial prejudice long before the two countries became rivals and went to war.早在这两个国家成为敌人并且兵戎相见之前，它们之间就有了根深蒂固的种族偏见。It is inconceivable that two nations so friendly for centuries should now be at war.难以让人相信，几世纪来一直友好相处的两个国家现在竟然兵戎相见。