This time, however, the canal zone would be sixteen kilometers wide, instead of ten. And the United States would get permanent control of the canal zone.

，这次运河区域将为16公里宽，不是10公里宽。美国将永久控制运河区域。

The treaty gave the United States a canal zone. This was a piece of land ten kilometers wide across Panama. The United States could use the canal zone for one hundred years.

条约划美国个运河区，这是块横跨巴拿马十公里宽的土地。美国可以使用运河区域长达之久。

Within three days, the United States had recognized the infant republic and on November 18 negotiated - with Bunau-Varilla - a treaty, whereby the United States acquired a canal zone ten miles wide and paid $40 million directly to the French canal company.

三天内，美国承认了这个新生的共和国，并于 11 月 18 日与 Bunau-Varilla 谈判达成了项条约，根据该条约，美国获得了个 10 英里宽的运河区，并直接向法国运河公司支付了 4000 万美元。