A constant theme heard from thoughtful Chinese is that China's rise lacks a moral underpinning, and that a moral vacuum lies at the heart of Chinese life.

经常能够从有思想的中国人口中听到，中国的崛起缺乏一种道德基础，道德在中国人的心灵中缺失。

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Science may be far advanced in the West, but a moral vacuum exists, said Bryce Johnson, an environmental engineer who coordinates the Science for Monks program.

不莱斯约翰逊，环境工程师，负责协调“科学为和尚“的项目。

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This is why the sports-field is as much a moral vacuum as a battlefield.

这就是赛场与战场一样成为道德真空的原因。

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The bishop is to warn of a moral vacuum in private and public life, which he says has reached all levels of society.

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With the government's authority, moral and practical, in doubt, the church is beginning to fill the vacuum.

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The blatant terror and savagery taking place in a moral vacuum of sorts, where thousands of children are maimed, raped, killed and abused is a microcosm of a problem afflicting many parts of the world.

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