In spite of over a century of sordid colonial oppression, and the ignoble opium trade, the Chinese still view the departing British not as ex-colonial masters but as friends.

• 尽管遭受了过去一个多世纪的悲惨的殖民压迫以及臭名昭著的鸦片贸易，中国人仍视这些即将离去的英国人为朋友，而不是原来的殖民者。