It ruled a wide-reaching empire. This week in our series, we look at how British power gave way to American influence after World War Two.

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That border, excuse me, they are relics the British Empire are exiting in the minds of map-makers and politicians, not in the minds of people.

那个边境，不好意思，是大英帝国所建造的，只存在于,地图制造者和政治家的脑中，而人们并不认可它。

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So you can get an OBE, which is an Order of the British Empire,

所以有OBE，也就是勋爵士团，

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He took a job teaching, went to another part of the British Empire and went to Canada, got a job at McGill.

他教过书，后来去了英国帝国分校,再后来去了加拿大在McGill得到一个工作。

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