Small disruptions create small societal shifts; big ones change things for good.
小的干扰会造成小的社会变化；大的干扰会对事物造成永久性的变化。
From a societal perspective, phone checking is less like belching in public and more like another bad habit.
从社会的角度来看，看手机不太像在公共场合打嗝，而更像另一种坏习惯。
As we move from the industrial age to the information age, societal demands on our mental capabilities are no less taxing.
随着我们从工业时代过渡到信息时代，社会对我们的思维能力的要求也越来越高。
Such lasting effects may be due to girls' realizing not only how they were being influenced but also who was benefiting from the societal pressure to be thin.
这种持久的影响可能是因为女孩们不仅意识到自己受到了怎样的影响，还意识到谁从要求变瘦的社会压力中受益。
It reflected the fact that these decades saw a climb in general standards of living and avoidance of mass societal traumas like full-scale war or economic deprivation.
它反映了这样一个事实：在过去的几十年里，人们的总体生活水平有所提高，并且避免了大规模战争或经济匮乏等大规模社会创伤。
On a societal level, one could even imagine that a lack of conversational flow may hamper the integration of immigrants who have not completely mastered the language of their new country yet.
在社会层面上，人们甚至可以想象，缺乏交流可能会阻碍尚未完全掌握新国家语言的移民们融入社会。
Societal reasons for the childhood obesity epidemic.
儿童期肥胖症流行的社会原因。
If this proves feasible, the societal benefits could be large.
要是这个被证明是可行的，那为社会带来的贡献将是无法限量的。
Improving dietary habits is a societal, not just an individual problem.
改进饮食习惯是一个社会问题，而不仅是个人的问题。
But "it is a societal problem," says Jay Lorsch, of Harvard Business School.
“这是社会问题，而不是个人问题”哈佛商学院JAY LORSCH说。
She is developing a societal model of Sudan with a team of about 40 researchers.
她和一个由40余名研究者组成的研究团队开发了一个苏丹的社会模型。
When it comes to measuring societal welfare, we will have to look to other metrics.
谈到衡量社会福祉，我们将不得不考虑其它指标。
Sometimes, to foreigners, Japan's societal rules seems orderly and conformist to a fault.
有时，在外国人的眼里，日本社会的这些行为规范显得陈旧，对它们的遵从到了过分的地步。
And there's the rub. There are no rules or even societal norms for friendship breakups.
问题是，对于朋友之间的分手，并没有什么规则可言，甚至没有社交惯例可循。
But they are increasingly thought of as a measure of societal well-being, which they are not.
但是它们越来越被认为是衡量社会福祉的一个指标，但它们不是。
These survey findings show that, as with any major societal shift, we are in the process of adapting.
这些调查结果表明，正如重大的社会转变，我们正处于适应的过程。
In the meantime, he's doubtful that the search for societal answers will prove all that fruitful.
同时，他很怀疑在社会中寻找答案是否会有结果。
But they also offer concrete ideas on addressing the problems, from a personal and societal level.
同时这两本书也从个人和社会角度提供了解决这些问题的具体方法。
Some computer scientists already talk of the birth of “societal information-technology systems”, or SIS.
一些计算机科学家已谈到“社会信息技术系统（SIS）”的诞生。
Changing the level of physical activity raises challenges for the individual but also at societal level.
改变身体活动水平在个人以及社会层面上都造成挑战。
Romans considered their societal structures to be exceptional-and far superior to any other in the world.
罗马人认为她们的社会构架是例外的-同时远远超前于世界上的任何国家。
For addicted individuals, eating becomes compulsive, regardless of negative health or societal consequences.
对于上瘾的个体，吃变成了强迫性的，不顾一切的负面性健康和社会结果。
He recognized that not only societal responsibility but personal responsibility was needed to combat poverty.
他意识到对抗贫困不仅仅是社会责任也是个人责任。
"These beauty contests are reflections of the traditional societal gender system," observed the expert, Fang.
但专家方刚说：“这些选美比赛是对传统社会性别体系的反思。”
Each type of network has its own focus area, member size, geographical spread, societal impact and objective.
每一种网络都具有自己独特的关注领域、成员规模、地域分布、社会影响和目标。
We are facing a general problem of societal anxiety about our healthcare, our education and our Labour market.
我们正面对医疗，教育和就业的社会焦虑普遍问题。
We are facing a general problem of societal anxiety about our healthcare, our education and our Labour market.
我们正面对医疗，教育和就业的社会焦虑普遍问题。
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