The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.
土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布.
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France was once a colonial power.
法国一度是占有殖民地的强国.
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Britain was the strongest colonial power at the time.
不列颠当时是最强的殖民地力量.
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Spain used to be a major colonial power.
西班牙以往是个殖民强国.
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