Although the two countries were officially at peace, fighting continued.是什么意思？

Although the two countries were officially at peace, fighting continued.

尽管两国公开表示和平共处，但战斗还在继续。

although

conj. 尽管，虽然，但是，然

例句
He was in love with her, although he did not put that name to it.
他爱着她，虽然他没有将其称为爱。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

two

n. 两个，两个东西，两点钟，一对；adj. 两个的，我

例句
He has been absent from his desk for two weeks...
他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。

countries

n. 国家( country的名词复数 )，国土，郊外，地区；

例句
The two countries signed an agreement to jointly launch satellites.
两国曾签订了联合发射人造卫星的协议。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

officially

adv. 官方地，正式地，公务上；

例句
During the Soviet era and its immediate aftermath, the region was officially known as 'Middle Asia and Kazakhstan'.
在苏联时代和紧随其后的一段时期，该地区的官方名称为“中亚和哈萨克斯坦”。

at

prep. （表示位置）在，在（某时间或时刻），以，达， 向，朝；n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）；

例句
Prices start at £13.95 a metre for printed cotton...
印花棉布以每米13.95英镑的价格起售。

peace

n. 和平，和睦，治安，安心；

例句
...a fitting way to celebrate the peace accord.
庆祝和平协定的恰当的方式

fighting

adj. 战斗的，好战的，作战用的，适于打斗的；n. 战斗，斗志，宣战言论，微小但值得一搏的机会；v. 战斗( fight的现在分词 )，斗争，打架，吵架；

例句
Is it worth fighting a big war, in the name of an abstraction like sovereignty?
在主权之类抽象概念的名义下打一场大战是否值得呢？

continued

adj. 继续的，延续的；v. 继续，连续( continue的过去式和过去分词 )，持续，逗留，停留；

例句
Another policeman has been injured as fighting continued this morning...
今早又有一名警员在冲突中受伤。