It's important to know French because so many other Westerners know French, and we should teach "Western culture" as a matter of course in the West.

法语之所以重要是因为如此多的西方人懂得法语，而不管你是否愿意，人们都应该在欧美世界教授西方文化这一门课程。

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While suits appears to be a ’standard’ fashion as it’s worn in many different cultures, suits actually originated from the western culture.

不同文化的人都穿着西装，它已成为一种“标准”时尚，但西装实际上来源于西方文化。

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When the transform of western modern culture was to be completed, at the end of Ming Dynasty, China began to learn from the advanced, science and culture of the west as well.

在西方文化近代化转型即将完成时期，中国也从明末开始，学习西方的先进科学文化，其先行者就是利马窦和徐光启。

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As much as Russia may like to consider itself a Western nation, the economic culture of its people are not Western.

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The IRGC's closed network appears to be separate from a national Internet that Iran's telecommunications company has said it expects to complete within a year, which leaders have billed as void of Western culture and un-Islamic content.

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There are also attempts to discourage or control "Western" cultural imports, such as rap music and alternative youth culture.

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