We are all to a great extent the products of our culture.

我们在很大程度上都是本土文化的产物。

Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment.

与其他动物不同，非洲象在很大程度上是环境的建设者。

It is true that a person's character is, to a great extent, shaped by the environment they live in.

的确，一个人的性格在很大程度上是由他所处的环境决定的。

Secondly, by being a positive role model for their children, parents can shape their characters to a great extent.

其次，通过成为孩子的积极榜样，父母可以在很大程度上塑造他们的性格。

Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country's natural resources, such as coal, gold, and other minerals, water supply and so on.

一国财富在很大程度上受其自然资源影响，比如：煤炭、黄金或其他矿物质、水源等等。