西方国家

Some Western countries have imposed sanction s on China, but to no avail.

西方一些国家对中国的制裁是不管用的。

Some Western countries have imposed sanctions on China, but to no avail .

西方一些国家对中国的制裁是不管用的。

This is true in Western and in Eastern countries, in Catholic and in secular societies.

在西方和东方的国家，在天主教和世俗社会都是如此。

John Hagel and John Seely Brown have even predicted "blowback" from emerging-world innovations: the Western companies that exported capitalism to developing countries in the first place may soon find themselves humbled by more innovative companies from that part of the world.

约翰哈格尔、约翰希利布朗预测了新兴世界创新将带来"后果"：向发展中国家输送资金的西方企业不久就会被那里的创新型企业折服。

You say you don't support Tibetan independence, yet I see your followers using various forms of demonstration in front of the Chinese embassies in major Western countries, even self-immolation, ripping and burning the Chinese flag, and hanging up the Tibetan flag!

您说您不支持西藏独立，可是我看到您的教徒们在西方主要国家的中国使馆前以各种形式游行示威，甚至自焚，撕碎烧毁中国国旗，挂上西藏的区旗！

Participatory democracy , or semidirect democracy , is a new trend of development of democracy in contemporary western developed countries.

参与式民主，又称半直接民主，是当代西方发达国家民主发展的一个新的趋向，它强调在宏观代议制民主的基础上引进更多的直接民主因素，扩大公民在国家事务和社会组织中的直接参与，即公共决策一部分由公民选举代表制定，一部分由公民自己直接参与制定。

It has a long history, originated from Shen Nong Period, known in King Zhou Period, prospered in Song Dynasty, and spread widely to western countries.

它有着悠久的历史，发乎神农，闻于周公，兴于唐朝，盛于宋代，广泛地传播到西方各个国家。

Unit 4 "lady hermits who are down but not out"中写到once a shopping-bag lady becomes a figure of your neighbourhood, it is as hard to pass her by without giving her some money as it is to ignore the collection box in church.

"在中国的文化传统中，人们经过教堂或寺庙里的募捐箱时不往里面投钱也无可厚非。可是在西方许多国家，由于信教的人数众多，人们一般不会认同对"collection box的漠视。

You have given the world a magnificent Olympicsportray you as some Stalinist state.

你给了整个世界一个精彩绝伦的奥运会，与此同时西方媒体还在喋喋不休的努力把你塑造成斯大林主义似的的国家。

You have given the world a magnificent Olympics despite the efforts of the chattering classes in the Western media to portray you as some Stalinist state.

你给了整个世界一个精彩绝伦的**会，与此同时西方媒体还在喋喋不休的努力把你塑造成斯大林主义似的的国家。

The split between the two groups can hardly be papered over.

这两个团体间的分歧难以掩饰。

This approach not only encourages a greater number of responses, but minimizes the likelihood of stale groupthink.

这种做法不仅鼓励了更多的反应，而且减少跟风的可能性。