试题题干
Translate the following from English into Chinese.
The expansion of English to other countries began in the 17th century, with the successful colonization of the eastern seaboard of North America, later spread by colonization both directly from Britain and from the United States.
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试题解析
the expansion：扩张；colonization：殖民
with引导的句子做伴随状语，意为：随着...。