Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.

今夜，在当年的殖民地赢得了决定自己命运的权利200多年以后，让美利坚合众国更加完美的任务又向前推进了一步。

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Tonight, more than 200 years after a former colony won the right to determine its own destiny, the task of perfecting our union moves forward.

两百多年前，美国人民在这块曾经的殖民地上赢得了自己的命运，今夜，我们向实现完美联邦的目标又迈进了一步。

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The Philippines, being a former colony of the United States, allowed them to tap into the funds given from the U.S. intended to help build up their infrastructure and economy.

由于曾经是美国的殖民地，美国人得以介入菲律宾的援助基础建设的的资金。

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The former French colony in the Caribbean has a history of political violence and natural disasters.

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This is also -I keep thinking how British we are; this is New England and this is the United States, a former British colony.

这也是...,我常想,我们真的很"英国",这里称为新英格兰地区,而美国过去也是英国的殖民地

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The nation, a former Australian colony, has a rich culture, where more than 850 indigenous languages are spoken, more than 10 percent of the world's total languages.

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The district is a large step for a former colony whose government generally caters to real estate moguls' high-rise towers and shopping malls.

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Angola, also a former Portuguese colony, issued a statement earlier this week stating its intention to unilaterally withdraw its troops.

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The skepticism is not limited to Hong Kong, a former British colony that's now a special administrative region of China with its own legal system and currency.

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