Without unwritten rules civilized life would be impossible.(没有不成文的规章，就不会有文明生活。)
Why can't you two act like civilized adults?(你们俩为什么就不能像有教养的成年人那样行事呢？)
For Europeans, the law is a statement of basic principles of civilized conduct.(对欧洲人来说，该法律是对基本文明行为原则的表述。)
Yesterday's testimony began on a note of passionate but civilized disagreement.(昨天的证词是在一种激烈但文明的争执氛围中开始的。)
Such behaviour is totally unacceptable in a civilized society.(这种行为在文明社会是完全不能接受的。)
By viewing great art, the great unwashed would become civilized.(通过欣赏伟大的艺术作品，下层民众会变得文明。)
Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society.(文明社会憎恶种族主义。)
We couldn't even have a civilized conversation any more.(我们之间甚至连礼貌的寒暄都没有了。)
The contrary of a civilized nation is a creative nation.(在文明国度的对立面上是一个富有创造力的国家。)
To a culture which has come to take instantaneous communication for granted, as part of the very structure of civilized life, this "time barrier" may have a profound psychological impact.(对于一个将即时通讯视为文明生活结构一部分的文化来说，这种“时间障碍”可能会产生深远的心理影响。)
