西方

水很宝贵，但在西方人们往往意识不到这一点。

Water is a precious commodity that is often taken for granted in the West .

我出生在日本，但已在西方居住了一些年了。

I was born in Japan , but I 've lived in the West for some years now .

旅游业的增长已经使这些岛屿西方化了。

The islands have been westernized by the growth of tourism .

在西方文化中，白色一向象征纯洁。

White has always been a symbol of purity in Western cultures .

西方的公司正在为迎接来自东方市场的挑战作准备。

Western companies were readying themselves for the challenge from Eastern markets .

我们有必要向西方哲学的某些基本假设提出质疑。

We need to challenge some of the basic assumptions of Western philosophy .

当时他们正在讨论西方社会的问题。

They were discussing the problems of Western society .

这种音乐融合了西方流行音乐和传统民歌。

The music was a hybrid of Western pop and traditional folk song .

西方领导人向新任美国总统致以良好的祝愿。

Western leaders sent good wishes to the new American president .

他们为莫斯科准备了一整套西方经济援助计划。

They put together a Western economic aid package for Moscow .

西方援助可能会有所帮助，但并非灵丹妙药。

Western aid may help but will not be a panacea .

亚里士多德的科学理论统治了西方思想达1,500年。

Aristotle 's scientific theories dominated Western thought for fifteen hundred years

教皇不大为世俗化的西方感到悲悯。

The Pope had no great sympathy for the secularized West .

西方商人在向该地区投资时表现出非同一般的深谋远虑。

Western businessmen are showing remarkable prudence in investing in the region

上大学使我接触了西方的思想。

The college has brought me into contact with western ideas .

西方的日常饮食应该完全适合于大多数人。

The western diet should be perfectly adequate for most people .

那些言论似乎从来没有被西方媒体报道过。

Those statements have never been reported in the Western media .

西方情报机构被指责企图动摇该政府的统治。

Western intelligence agencies are accused of trying to undermine the government .

这部歌剧是西方文明的文化标志物之一。

This opera is one of the cultural totems of Western civilisation .

他们应该和西方的老对头和解。

They should make up with their ex-enemy in the West

西方各国政府本周敦促他进行谈判，避免使用武力。

Western governments have this week urged him to negotiate and avoid force

总统说通西方免除波兰的债务。

The president persuaded the West to write off Polish debts

西方外交官刻意贬低这些报告的重要性。

Western diplomats have played down the significance of the reports

他的国家急需西方援助以复苏其不景气的经济。

His country desperately needs Western aid to restore its ailing economy .

改革开倒车已经让西方的个体投资商心生疑虑。

The rollback of reform is already putting off private western investors .

他们一直都怀疑西方的民主观。

They have always looked askance at the western notion of democracy .

他坚持说，西方的恐惧被过分夸大了。

Western fears , he insists , are greatly exaggerated .

他们有多年与西方贸易往来的经验。

They had years of experience of trading with the West

东欧民主力量的发展与西方国家利害攸关。

The West has an interest in promoting democratic forces in Eastern Europe

我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。

I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely