I sat on the Colonial bench that was just to the left of the office doorway.

我坐在带有殖民地时期风格的长凳上，就在办公室出门靠左的地方。

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The Colonial Office probably feels that its activity in preparing colonies for independence makes any immediate merger almost impossible.

ECONOMIST: From the archive

At the beginning of this week the Colonial Office was formally responsible for territories with a combined population of about 80 million.

ECONOMIST: From the archive

This has not escaped attention in the Colonial Office itself, but the difficulties are considerable, and could too easily prevent anything being done.

ECONOMIST: From the archive