因为无力维持继续殖民统治的成本，再加上其国内也急需精良的劳动力，重建因两次世界大战带给英国的惨重的损失，英国只能对它的殖民统治说再见了。

Unable to sustain the cost of colonizing these countries, and needing better quality labor to replenish what had been lost in the two world wars, Britain simply threw in the towel.

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德-拉-波多内说，尽管中国市场不断增长，但也面临着各种挑战，比如不断上升的劳动力和房地产成本。

The Chinese market, while growing, offers its own challenges, such as rising costs for labor and property, said Mr. de-la-Bourdonnaye.

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就成本而言，雇佣当地人“费用不高因为这里的劳动力成本低，”托斯卡说。

In terms of cost, the decision to hire locally "is cheaper because labor here is not expensive," says Tosca.

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