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His new theory is controversial for asserting that Britain may have retained its North American empire had George III's ministers preceeded less precipitously

Answer 1

他的新理论由于宣称如果乔治三世的大臣们不是那么鲁莽行事，英国就可能保住其北美帝国而引发争议。

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呵呵 太谢谢啦 可以问问你这句话的翻译吗 貌似than前后不知道在比较什么啊
No less an authority than Walter Cronkite has reported that half of all Americans never read a book.

Answer 2

他的新理论是有争议的,英国可能保留声称其北美帝国拥有乔治三世的部长少preceeded急速下跌
那个preceeded是不是打错了？