The English-speaking people who lived nearby greatly enjoyed Dutch festivals.

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The population of the Dutch Republic increases between 1550 and 1650 to almost two million people.

荷兰共和国的人口也在1550零年,到1660年之间增长到了两百万人

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Okay, now let's paralleling what you've been reading let's look a little bit at the Dutch Republic at the Dutch Republic England and Britain all the time, because people talk about so let me talk about the Dutch Republic.

很好,结合你们的阅读资料,让我们看一下荷兰共和国,在荷兰共和国,因为人们老是在讨论英格兰和大不列颠,那么,就让我来谈谈荷兰共和国

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