Zhang's journey to the West helped develop international trade, especially in silk, between China and the West.

张骞的西行促进了中国和西方之间的国际贸易，尤其是丝绸贸易的发展。

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Iran has steadfastly refused to halt its nuclear-enrichment programme, which it says is to make fuel for civil reactors but which the West and others suspect is a cover to develop nuclear weapons.

伊朗坚决拒绝停止浓缩铀项目，它说该项目是为了给民用反应堆提供燃料，而西方国家和其他国家怀疑这是掩盖制造核武器的借口。

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Long ago, the region's failure to develop joint-stock companies was one reason why it fell behind the West.

很久以前，该地区在开办合资公司的问题上缺乏热诚，这也是落后西方的原因之一。

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And yet its leaders know that if they want to build up their country's fragile economy, they'll have to develop relations with the West - and that means restoring relations with Turkey and Azerbaijan.

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