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苏格兰独立公投让世人惊出一身冷汗——这个人类历史上曾经最成功的帝国竟然到了本土的统一都岌岌可危的地步。好在公投结果还算给力,让英国止住了百年来不断下落的颓势。虽然从不列颠帝国到英联邦,覆盖全球1/5以上面积的殖民地早已成为明日黄花,但这个在领土、人口和控制力方面曾经达到空前高度的大帝国,能够有尊严地告别昔日的荣光,将世界领导权转交给信得过的接班人,依然是历史上屈指可数的成功案例。在告别帝国主义时代之后,不列颠继续以英联邦为载体,发挥着文化和传统象征的作用。就像
The Scottish independence referendum shocked the world with sweat - the most successful empire in human history has reached a point where the reunification of the land is in jeopardy. Fortunately, the result of the referendum is still enough to force the United Kingdom to stop it for a few hundred years. Although from the British Empire to the Commonwealth, the colonies covering more than one fifth of the world’s area have long been the bright yellow flowers, this great empire, once unprecedented in terms of territory, population and control, can bid farewell to the glory of the past with dignity The handover of world leadership to a trustworthy successor is still one of the most successful cases in history. After farewell to the era of imperialism, Britain continued to use the Commonwealth as a carrier, playing a role as a symbol of culture and tradition. Just like