It does not know quite what part to play in a world in which the West is declining and "the rest" are rising.

它不知道在一个除了西方在衰落外其余的地方都在崛起的的世界如何摆正自己的位置。

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With the stadium filled to the rafters, Italy won their third FIFA World Cup crown at the expense of West Germany.

改造后的球场投入比赛，意大利在这里击败西德获得了第三个世界杯皇冠。

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A harbor, which is, perhaps, the most beautiful and perfect in the world, stretched before him far to the west, till it was lost on the distant horizon.

这也许是世界上最美丽、最完美的海港，它向西一直横亘，直至在远处的地平线消失。

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Libyan Ambassador Ali Aujali agreed, but said the Arab world is waiting for some concrete policy changes, especially in regard to Israel's continued expansion of settlements in the West Bank.

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President Obama,in his speech to the Muslim world in June, called for Israel to stop settlement expansion in the West Bank and allow for the establishment of a Palestinian State.

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Mr.Ahmadinejad later added that his country is willing to resume nuclear talks with the West next month if world powers are allowed to express their view on Israel's alleged nuclear arsenal.

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While much of the world refers to the Asian nation west of Thailand as Myanmar, the U.S. government still calls it Burma.

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The Vendee Globe race, seen as one of the ultimate challenges for offshore skippers, involves sailing around the world from west to east via the three major capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin and the Horn.

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Singapore, for instance, is a bit of the East that is rich enough to be in the first world but does not want to be part of the West.

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