填空题 Translate the following passage into English.(南开大学2009研,考试科目:专业英语) 东方文明的最大特色是知足。西洋近代文明的最大特色是不知足。知足的东方人自安于简陋的生活,故不求物质享受的提高;自安于愚昧,自安于“不识不知”,故不注意真理的发现与技艺器械的发明;自安于现成的环境与命运,故不想征服自然。西方人大不然。他们说“不知足是神圣的”。物质上的不知足产生了今日钢铁世界,汽机世界,电力世界。理智上的不知足产生了今日的科学世界。社会政治制度上的不知足产生了今日的民权世界。神圣的不知足是一切革新一切进化的动力。
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【正确答案】 1、正确答案:The most significant feature of eastern civilization is contentment, while the modern western civilization is discontent. It is Orientals, who are content with their simple life, not pursuing the improvement of material life: who are satisfied with ignorance, paying no attention to the discovery of truth and the invention of equipments: who are self-content with their existing environment and destiny, having no desire to conquer the nature. Westerners are quite different. They say " Divine discontent". Material discontent leads to today"s world of steel, of automobile and of e-lectricity. Mental discontent contributes to today"s world of science. Socio-political discontent gives rise to today"s world of public rights. Divine discontent is the driver of all renovation and evolution.    
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