Great powers have retrenched before: Britain for instance.

强国的没落以前有过，英国就是其中一个。

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Then came the crisis: overextended private sectors retrenched.

随后爆发了金融危机：过度扩张的私人部门大举紧缩。

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Then came the crisis: overextended private sectors retrenched.

随后爆发了金融危机：过度扩张的私人部门大举紧缩。

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