The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.

种姓制度几乎决定了印度生活的各个方面。

Caste is defined primarily by social honour attained through personal lifestyle.

种姓制度的定义源于通过个人生活方式而获取的社会荣誉。

This book treats of the caste system in India.

这本书论述了印度的种姓制度。

In India, there is an association between caste and the idea of pollution.

在印度，种姓和污染的概念之间存在着一种联系。

A caste system consists of ranked groups, each with a different economic specialization.

种姓制度由等级群体组成，每个群体具有不同的经济专业化。

He ignored distinctions of race or caste and was happy to eat rice from an aluminum plate in the house of an untouchable.

他不理睬种族与种姓间的差异，并曾经在一个贱民的家里很高兴地从铝盘子里取米饭来吃。

Because of the fear of pollution, Brahmans and other high-ranked individuals will not share food with, not eat from the same plate as, not even accept food from an individual from a low-ranking caste.

由于害怕污染，婆罗门和其他高种姓的人不会与他人分享食物，不会与他人共用一个盘子，甚至不会接受来自低种姓的人的食物。

There is also an association between food prohibitions and rank, which is found in its most extreme form in the caste system of India.

食物禁忌和等级之间也有联系，这在印度的种姓制度中表现得最为苛刻。

Mani was given the social caste of Perioeci.

玛尼被赋予了佩里奥西的社会等级。

Over aristocratic and caste systems.

超越了贵族与种姓制度。

A chair is not a caste.

一张椅子并不是一个社会等级。

The answer lies in the old Indian caste system.

答案在于古印度的种姓制度。

These were one the caste known as untouchables.

这个阶层被看做是“不能触碰的人”（untouchables）。

The next caste is the Kshtriya, who are warriors.

下一个等级是刹帝利，是武士。

Caste is a massively complicated issue still in India.

在印度，种姓制度依然是一个庞大而又复杂的问题。

But more importantly for them, he was from a lower caste.

然而他们认为更重要的是库马尔来是一个低种姓。

Men, especially if poor and from a low caste, suffer too.

男性，尤其是贫穷和低种姓的男性也饱受痛苦。

I suppose you also have a caste system in your society.

我想你们的社会里也有一种等级制度。

Rarely socialise across caste lines, and never inter-marry.

很少跨过种姓的界线应酬，也从不通婚。

What caste do you belong to? - This is a tricky question.

你属于什么阶级？——这是个偏题。

Caste will also be tallied, in a separate survey. See article.

种姓也将进行统计，并单独调查。

The failure of less powerful caste-groups to adapt is more pathetic.

对于那些下等种姓团体来说，失败无异于是痛苦的。

For any typical clerk marrying a caste girl and seating on seashore?

一个典型的员工娶到一位有地位的女孩，或者是坐在海滩上？

I couldn't help feeling that she was making fun of high-caste people.

我不禁觉得她是在嘲笑高种姓的人。

The best answer would be where the candidate is unaware of his or her caste.

最佳答案应该是候选人没有意识到他或她的阶级。

At the bottom of this caste system, as before, are the shareholders, who get any leftovers.

在这个系统的底部，股东和以前一样只有最后的求偿权。