They rid themselves of the yoke of colonialism and, still reeling from the pain, began to address their condition and to undertake the hard process of nation-building against all odds in the face of great challenges.
他们摆脱殖民主义枷锁，他们仍然处于极端痛苦之中，在面对各种逆境和各种重大挑战的情况下开始解决自己的处境并展开艰难的国家建设进程。