西方

太陽在東方升起，西方落下。

The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.

隨著東西方之間的貿易及文化往來日漸發展，越來越多的阿拉伯和波斯商人開始沿著絲路拜訪中國。

As commercial and cultural contacts between East and West developed, Arab and Persian traders began calling on China along the Silk Road in increasing numbers.

因为中国是个发展中的国家，所以有的方面没有西方国家那么好。

因爲中國是個發展中的國家，所以有的方面沒有西方國家那麼好。

Because it's a developing country, some aspects of China aren't as good as those in Western countries.

不过，其它的方面已经超过了很多西方国家的程度。

不過，其它的方面已經超過了很多西方國家的程度。

However, other aspects have already surpassed the standards of many Western countries.

日本有必要和西方各国接触。

日本有必要和西方各國接觸。

Japan needed contact with the Western countries.