The British began to copy the French, and the restaurant idea spread throughout the British Empire.

英国人开始效仿法国人，于是餐馆的理念传遍了整个大英帝国。

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The British empire became the global superpower of the 19th century. And the world speaks English, not French.

大英帝国成了十九世纪的全球超级大国，现在全球都在说英语，而不是法语。

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At the beginning of February Louis Vuitton moet Hennessy, the French luxury-goods empire, reported flat profits for last year.

在二月初，法国奢侈品生产帝国路易·威登·轩尼诗发布年报，显示出其去年利润平平。

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However, the rise of the celebrity press in France since the introduction in 2005 of magazines such as Closer, -- the French edition is published by Italian company Mondadori, part of the Berlusconi empire -- has proved that French readers have a taste for gossip too.

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Unlike the lush, elaborate, French-inspired, high Deco romanticism of the Chrysler Building, the Empire State's massing and design is a more simplified, commercial evocation of the Machine Age, a favorite theme of the time.

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Both during the post-World War I breakup of the Ottoman Empire and with the breakup of the British and French empires after World War II, British and French imperial authorities colluded with Arab imperialists to guarantee the latter's nearly uninhibited control over the Middle East.

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