In 1953, she reigned over a dwindling British Empire.

1953年，她统个日益缩小的英帝国。

The country formally remained part of the British empire until 1982.

直到1982年，这个国家直是英帝国的部分。

It later vied with London as the biggest metropolis in the British empire.

随后，加尔各答开始与伦敦竞争英帝国的最都会的头衔。

The British empire still exists on paper to this day.

表面上看，英帝国至今仍然存在。

Since then, ownership was passed between the Portuguese and Dutch and British empires for centuries.

从那时起，它相继被葡萄牙、荷兰、英帝国统，长达几世纪。

The history of the British empire in India is controversial with many views on all sides.

英帝国在印度的历史充满争议，各方观点各异。

She advocated for minority rights across the British Empire.

她倡导整个英帝国的少数民族权利。

Bishop Anderson Jeremiah's name comes from another man, John Anderson, a Christian missionary during the British empire.

安德森·耶利米主教的名字来自另个人，约翰·安德森，他是英帝国时期的名基督教传教士。

The United States was once a part of the British Empire.

美国曾度是英帝国的部分。

Come 1855, Nightingale was a hero of the British Empire.

到 1855 年，尔成英帝国的英雄。

He learned nothing about the British Empire at school, he writes.

他在书中写道，自己在上学时对英帝国无所知。

But recently many museums have been criticised for stealing ancient treasures during imperial times – the age of the British empire.

但最近，许多博物馆因在帝国时代——英帝国时代——窃取古老珍宝而受到批评。

India was the first part of the British Empire to fall off.

印度是英帝国中首先脱离的。

And Fahrenheit became a standard system for the British Empire across the globe.

华氏便成为横跨全球的英帝国所使用的标准单位。

Segment 28b: A Farewell To Empires, treats the postwar fall of the French and British empires, and the resulting chaos.

28段第二部分，告别帝国，我们将分析法国和英国帝国在战后的衰亡以及随之而来的混乱。

America therefore provided the British Empire with most of their oil needs.

因此，美国为英帝国提供部分的石油需求。

It’s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire.

世界上很多国家讲英语是受到英帝国的影响。

It’s spoken in many countries of the world because of the British Empire.

因为英帝国的扩张，世界上有很多国家都说英语。

And before them, the British empire invaded Afghanistan on three separate occasions and failed to conquer them in each instance.

在他们之前，英帝国曾三次入侵阿富汗，每次都未能征服这片土地。

Now, imagine that death means you are now at the helm of the British Empire.

现在，想象下，他的去世意味着你要成为英帝国的掌权者。