其时，日本人在效法西方并不断赶上和超越西方。

The Japanese were beating the West at its own game.

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现在，一些中国年轻人已经开始庆祝圣诞节，效法西方。可能他们这么做只是为了好玩和好奇。

Now, some of the Chinese youth has begun to celebrate Christmas day, following the example of the western. Perhaps they do so just for fun and out of curiosity.

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