种姓

He was born into the lowest caste.

生于最低贱的种姓。

He belongs to one of the highest castes.

属于最高种姓的一种。

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仍然很牢固。

The Hindu caste system forces 15 percent of India's population to do jobs deemed “unclean”—anything that involves contact with bodily fluids, such as leatherwork and laundry or burying the dead.

印度的种姓制度迫使15%的人从事被认为是“不洁净”的工作——即那些与体液有接触的工作，比如皮革制造、洗衣和埋葬死尸等。