东方问题指的是近代欧洲列强为争夺昔日地跨欧亚非三洲的封建神权大帝国——奥斯曼帝国及其属国的领土和权益所引起的一系列国际问题。从欧洲来看，奥斯曼帝国地处其东，故统称为“东方问题”。
“东方问题”是近代国际关系史中的一个重大问题。
The "eastern question" is a significant issue in the modern history of international relations.
尽管炼油业增长在结构上肯定会出现在东方……但问题是，这是否将是可盈利的增长。对此我表示怀疑。
While it is certainly true that the growth in refining will structurally be in the east... The question is will it be profitable growth. I have my doubts.
也许历史的真正教训在于：等到东方赶上西方，为什么西方主宰这一问题已经变得不再重要了。
Perhaps the real lesson of history is that by the time the East overtakes the West, the question of why the West rules may have ceased to matter very much.
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