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The novel is a paean to the end of empire.

该小说奏响了一个帝国落寞的赞歌。

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They survived the collapse of empire by turning London into the world's leading international financial centre.

他们通过将伦敦转变为世界领先的国际金融中心，在帝国的沦陷中幸存下来。

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The taste of empire is in the mouth of the people."

VOA: special.2010.07.08

or any of the countries that used to be in the empire for exceedingly good charity work

或者来自曾经是英国殖民地的做出突出慈善事业的人，

想获得骑士爵位 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

You see, in the previous empires, like the Assyrian Empire, or these kinds of-- the Egyptian Empire, when people conquered other peoples, often all they wanted was tribute.

之前的各个帝国，比如亚述帝国，或者埃及帝国-,当他们战胜其他民族时，往往只是觊觎贡品。

耶鲁公开课 - 新约课程节选

Humanity has experienced thousands of years of Empire but less than a century without emperors.

FORBES: To The Shores Of Tripoli: Empires Fell; Dictators Arose; Republicanism Prevails

In the days of empire this was la mission civilisatrice - the civilising mission.

BBC: Part Three - France and the World

This, he said in his slightly old-fashioned way, was his duty as a servant of empire.

ECONOMIST: Sir Robin Black