Most Western societies are liberal in outlook.

西方社会大多思想观念开放。

In many non-Western societies, however, monogamy has never dominated.

然而，在很多非西方社会，一夫一妻制从未占主导地位。

World War II was the watershed event for higher education in modern Western societies.

第二次世界大战是现代西方社会高等教育的分水岭。

Although it may be less marked in other societies, the link between the sense of "self" and of "ownership" is a notable feature of childhood in Western societies.

在其他社会中可能不那么明显，但西方社会中“自我”和“所有权”之间的联系是童年的一个显著特征。

In Western societies people read left to right and top to bottom.

西方人的阅读习惯是从左到右，由上至下。

Eastern and Western societies have different ideas about politeness.

东方和西方关于礼貌有不同的见解。

Great importance has been attached to herbs in Japan and Western societies.

只是谈到青草药，目前在日本及欧美等国家都受到极大重视。

This is much less than the eight hours often recommended in western societies.

这比西方社会经常倡导的八小时睡眠少多了。

In the Middle Ages in Western societies, the horse was a symbol of chivalry and nobility.

在中世纪的西方社会，马是骑士精神和贵族的象征。

Until the 1990s Russia and China didn't know much about what went on in western societies.

在上世纪90年代之前，俄罗斯和中国不甚了解西方社会的情况。

But it is clear from Western societies that women will not necessarily choose a job over marriage.

然而从西方社会就可明确看出将来女性不一定非选择工作而放弃婚姻。

These parts are often eaten, and sometimes prized, in non-western societies, particularly in Asia.

但在西方之外的社会、尤其是亚洲，人们通常是吃这些的，而且有时还会将其视若珍品。

(In this respect Western societies are not that different, just a bit further along the same path).

在这一点上西方世界也没有什么不同，只不过积恶更深罢了。

Initially, the application of this concept was restricted to the analysis of western societies.

最初，这一概念的应用仅限于分析西方社会。

When are talking with human from Western societies, which part of expression have to you see at?

和西方人交谈时，你应该看他们脸的哪个部位？

The text and dialogues below focus on cultural differences between Chinese and Western societies.

下面的课文和对话集中在中国和西方社会之间的差异上。

In modern western societies, a family group is usually made up of a man, his wife and his children.

在现代西方社会，一个家庭一般由丈夫、妻子和孩子组成。

There may not be enough people in their 40s around in western societies in a few years to rule out the over-50s.

在西方社会，几年中可能不会有足够的40多岁的人来代替50多岁的人。

In many Western societies, more cohabitation has offset a trend towards later marriage or higher rates of divorce.

在许多西方社会，更多的同居生活一定程度上取代了晚结婚和高离婚率的趋势。

She notes that obesity is directly related to lower socioeconomic status in Western societies, as is heart disease.

她注意到在西方社会肥胖通常与较低的社会经济状况直接联系，就像心脏病。

Consumerism in this second sense and environmentalism, both powerful in Western societies, do not coexist comfortably.

作为这第二种意思的消费主义与环保主义在西方国家都很有势力，但二者是不能和睦共存的。

Then the question becomes: How do you promote them while at the same time creating the jobs needed in all Western societies?

接下来的问题：你如何鼓励这些事情，同时又要在西方社会，创造出必须的工作岗位？

Most of the studies related to vegetarians in more affluent Western societies where populations have greater dietary choices.

大部分居民更富裕的地方有更大的饮食选择西方社会中有关素食研究。

For about 250 years, the consensus in Western societies has been that grammar, syntax and spelling matter, and that rules have to be observed.

大约250年前，西方社会一致认为语言中的语法、句法、拼写规则都是很重要的。人们也十分遵守。

As universities minister David Willetts has honestly acknowledged, "Western societies with less mobility are the ones with less equality too."

大学与科学事务大臣戴维·威利茨老实承认：“西方社会流动性较低，意味着个人平等的机会较小。”

The above definition manifested the common requests on the moderate regulation and adjustment of human power in Chinese and western societies.

这体现了中西方社会对于人类自身力量进行适度规范与调整的共同要求。

Inmany western societies, including the United States, a person who does not maintain good eye contact is regarded as being slightly suspicious.

在包括美国在内的很多西方国家，避免与人直视会被认为有些可疑。