来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：美国革命 第2集 第2集》
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And throughout that period of neglect,也就在这段被忽视的时间里 -
colonists had lived immersed in殖民地居民自认为 -
their sense of English rights and privileges,他们也享有英国人的权利与特权 -
unaware of the ways in which the colonial experience--却不知道 他们在殖民地的生活 -
just the experience of living in the colonies--在殖民地的种种经历 -
had suddenly altered their understanding of these rights.已经改变了他们对于这些权利的理解 -
They've been able to live in that kind of a freedom largely由于大英帝国松懈的管理 -
because of the nature of the British imperial administration.他们在生活上享有很大程度的自由 -
Typically, rather than exerting great control典型的例子就是 在殖民化过程中 -
over the colonization process,英国皇室没有实行高度集权管理 -
the British Crown tended to leave colonization而是选择由私营企业 -
largely to private enterprise,对殖民地进行开发