The caste system shapes nearly every facet of Indian life.

种姓制度几乎决定了印度生活的各个方面。

This book treats of the caste system in India.

这本书论述了印度的种姓制度。

A caste system consists of ranked groups, each with a different economic specialization.

种姓制度由等级群体组成，每个群体具有不同的经济专业化。

There is also an association between food prohibitions and rank, which is found in its most extreme form in the caste system of India.

食物禁忌和等级之间也有联系，这在印度的种姓制度中表现得最为苛刻。

In the Indian caste system.

在印度的种姓制度中。

The answer lies in the old Indian caste system.

答案在于古印度的种姓制度。

The caste system is still strong in India.

种姓制度在印度仍然很牢固。

The caste system is still strong in India.

他出身印度最高的种姓。

I suppose you also have a caste system in your society.

我想你们的社会里也有一种等级制度。

The caste system is a particular social estate system in India.

种姓制是印度社会独特的一种等级制度。

It is impossible for us to imagine the effects of the caste system.

种姓制度所造成的影响是我们无法想像的。

The caste system is still strong in some eastern countries such as India.

种姓制度在一些东方国家如印度依然很牢固。

At the bottom of this caste system, as before, are the shareholders, who get any leftovers.

在这个系统的底部，股东和以前一样只有最后的求偿权。

Geographic location, education and the erstwhile caste system being some of the key factors.

其中重要的几个因素是地理位置、所受教育和过去的等级制度。

If a candidate does name a caste, it would probably indicate a mind that is affected by the caste system.

如果候选人确实指出了一个阶级，可能表明其思想受到等级制度的影响。

The ancient caste system was the most obvious symbol of this idea. But it had many subtler expressions, too.

古老的社会制度是这个观念最明显的表征，但它也同时展现在许多细微的地方。

India's caste system may have something to do with why this town has homes painted various shades of blue.

为什么这个小镇里的房屋都被漆成形状不一的蓝色方块？也许和印度的种姓制度有关。

However, their resemblance to the old Caste System is remarkable in spite of the timely changes in the society.

但是，尽管社会日新月异，它们在同过去种姓系统的相似处仍极为明显。