Herbalism had become an all but extinct skill in the Western world.

草药医术在西方世界几乎已成了一项绝迹的技术。

In the contemporary western world, rapidly changing styles cater to a desire for novelty and individualism.

在当代西方世界，快速变换着的款式迎合了人们对新奇和独特性的追求。

The trade for porcelain not only promoted bilateral economic contact but also opened a window for the western world to know more about China.

瓷器贸易不但开创了双边经济联系，而且为西方世界更多地了解中国打开了一扇窗口。

All this playing around with binary numbers has made him wonder why binary time—or, for that matter, decimal time—never caught on in the Western world.

通过摆弄这些二进制数，他不禁发出疑问：二进制时间——或者说，十进制时间——为什么从未在西方世界流行开来。

They carried with them the idea and the traditions that laid the foundation for the major religions of the western world: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

他们传承下来的的思想和传统为西方世界的主要宗教——犹太教、基督教和伊斯兰教——奠定了基础。