Colonies
殖民地
A colony is a country under the control of another country.
殖民地是指居于其他國家統治之下的國家。
The United States was a colony of Great Britain.
美國曾是大英帝國的殖民地。
Until it became independent from Great Britain, the United States did not have freedom.
直到從英國獨立出來后才有自由。
At that time, the king of Great Britain governed the United States.
那時,大英帝國的國王統治著美國。
Hundreds of years ago, countries like Great Britain, France and Russia had colonies all over the world.
幾百年前,英國、法國、俄國等國家在世界各地都有殖民地。
South Korea was also a colony of Japan for about forty years.
南韓曾被日本殖民統治40年。
Now, many countries are independent.
現在,很多國家都獨立了。
They have their own presidents, laws and economic systems.
它們有自己的總統、法律和經濟體系。