1. "I think it would civilize people a bit more if they had decent conditions."—"I think you've hit the nail on the head." “我认为如果人们有好的条件,就会使其更有教养一点。”—“我想你说到点子上了。”
2. "My primary concern is: How can I soften or civilize this message?" says etiquette expert Dana Casperson. “我主要关心的是:我怎样才能温和或文明地传达这条消息?”礼仪专家丹纳·卡斯帕森说。
3. They tried to civilize the natives. 他们企图教化土人。
4. It takes years to civilize a racial war area. 使一个有种族冲突的地区接受文明,需要多年的时间。
5. School education helped to civilize the people. 学校教育使人们文明起来。