The metropolis which uproots people, takes them away, takes them out of traditional cultures, also uproots traditional religious belief and practices.

人们扎根，随之漂流的都市，将他们从传统文化中剥离出来，同时也将那些传统的信仰与实践根除。

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So, it seems to me,that Western civilization,ever since, has been a composite of these two traditions.

因此,在我看来,西方文化从那时至今,都是两种传统的复合物

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