1. To talk about problem-solving or decision-making within a national environment means examining many complex cultural forces.
    以国家为背景探讨解决问题或做出决策的方式就意味着研究许多复杂的文化因素。

2. This is of extreme importance when trying to analyze the direction-taking or decision-making process.
    在对其取向或决策过程进行分析时，这一点尤为重要。

3. The difference is that Western style decision-making proceeds mostly from top management and often does not consult middle management or the worker while in Japan, ideas can be created at the lowest levels, travel upward through an organization and h
    差别在于，西方式的决策多半源自高层管理人员，通常不征求中层管理人员或员工的意见；而在日本，最底层的人员也能提出想法，然后通过组织上传，对最后的决策产生影响。

4. The Education Ministry has tried to combat the juku system by improving public schools, reducing class sizes, improving teacher training, and making the curriculum more flexible.
    教育部已试图向课外学校体制发起挑战，措施包括改善公立学校，缩小班级规模，加强师资培训，灵活设置课程等。

5. The effort to shield assets to be passed on to children and grandchildren is making prenups more common among retired people in their 60s and 70s who are remarrying after a spouse has died.
    保护自己的资产，使之能传到儿子和孙子手中，这种努力使婚前契约在已退休并丧偶、又准备再婚的六七十岁的老人当中更为常见。

6. The truck driver was very fit. He rode quickly, making big circles in the parking lot near the border crossing.
    那个卡车司机身体很棒，他骑得很快，在过境处的停车场绕了几大圈。

7. Of making it aware of the possibility, of supplying sufficient details to enable the thing to be constructed.
    如果告诉它制造核弹的可能性，而且向它提供制造核弹的细节，那么可以设想，这将对这个社会产生何等的影响。

8. No necessity of making a living away from home results in neglect of children,
    人们没有必要离家谋生，所以不会产生孩子无人管的问题，

9. Now governments and businesses realise bad air and water pollution affect everyone, making it difficult for cities to survive and for businesses to make a profit.
    如今，政府和企业都认识到，受到污染的空气和水会危害每一个人，会使城市难以生存，公司无利可图。

10. He was making a feint of reading when I entered the room.
    当我走进屋的时候, 他正假装读书。