When the British finally left, the country was virtually in ruins.

当英国人最终离开后，国家满目疮痍。

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In other words, just when the British should be happy, some nasty storm clouds are gathering.

换句话说，英国人本该为之开心的时候，头顶上却有乌云压来。

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Nissan, Honda and Toyota, which arrived when the British motor industry was dying in the 1980s, revived the business.

20世纪80年代，当英国汽车业濒临崩溃之际，尼桑，本田和丰田的到来使得英国汽车业获得重生。

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When a German submarine sank a British ship in the Irish Sea, one of the victims was an American citizen.

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back when the British used to run India.

可以追溯到英国人统治印度的时期。

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It ended when an allied force of American,British,French,German and Japanese soldiers reached Beijing and ended the Boxer occupation.

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Gladstone, a formidable reformer, personified an era when the British Empire was the great world power.

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All a far cry from when the British Art Show was last in Glasgow in 1990.

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When the British government stepped in to rescue RBS, Sir Fred had to fall on his sword.

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