I am who I am because a century ago an 11-year-old leapt onto a schooner in South China and landed on British Malaya to work the fruit orchards.

我之所以为我，是因为一个世纪前，中国南方一个11岁的孩子跳上一艘纵帆船，来到英属马来西亚，在果园里工作。

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British Control was aimed for the economic profits. Under the "divide and rule" policy, Great Britain let the ethnic groups in Malaya to take charge of their own business.

英国对于这个新殖民地的控制，著眼于经济利益的攫取，在「分而治之」的统治原则下，放任各种族自行管理所属的族群。

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In December 1941 the Japanese invaded Malaya and drove through the peninsula to the British base at Singapore.

1941年十二月，日军寇马来半岛，直捣新加坡英军基地。

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In December 1941 the Japanese invaded Malaya and drove through the peninsula to the British base at Singapore.

1941年十二月，日军寇马来半岛，直捣新加坡英军基地。

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