For three long years (before the Tsunyi Meeting) this tendency imposed enormous sacrifices on the Central Red Area,and it was corrected only after we had learned lessons for which we paid in blood.

• 这一方面，在中央红色区域，曾经在三年的长时间内（遵义会议以前），付出了极大的牺牲，然后才从血的教训中纠正过来。