At times of crisis when everything is collapsed you know,there is no, people don't know where to go,"

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

And, so, Paris is surrounded in this sort of glory that was supposed to be, the Empire has collapsed on the head of France.

由此,巴黎出现了一种荣耀的氛围,这并不奇怪,法兰西腐朽的帝国政权终于分崩离析

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But,anyway,so when France collapsed after the war, and when the Commune comes along,it seems to Royalists, that is,the people who wanted a restoration of the monarchy, that their ship had come in.So what's going to happen?

回到正题,当法国在战后崩溃,公社出现,对君主主义者来说,这些人希望君主制的复辟,他们的机会来了,将会发生什么呢

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The territory of Somaliland declared independence last central government collapsed, but has yet to be recognized as its own state by the international community.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

The government of the Netherlands collapsed in February after the prime minister tried to keep Dutch forces in Afghanistan from returning home this year.

VOA: standard.2010.05.22

Authorities say heavy digging equipment is headed to the worst-hit areas of western Java, but time is running out for scores buried under collapsed buildings and landslides.

VOA: standard.2009.09.03

According to wire service reports, witnesses say a hospital in the capital collapsed and that many buildings Additional information from the island has been slow in coming, were damaged.

VOA: standard.2010.01.12

The deal was widely seen as surrender to Taliban control of the valley, but it collapsed after militants refused to lay down arms and moved into neighboring districts to expand their influence.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26