Whereas those cultures -- virtually the rest of the world, in fact, which have been in a far weaker position, vis-a-vis the West -- have been thereby forced to understand the West, because of the West's presence in those societies.
反之这些其它文化 几乎在世界其它地区的，事实上， 面对西方文化，它们一直处于相对较弱的地位， 从而也一直被迫来了解西方文化， 因为西方文化在这些社会有影响力的原因。