来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：环境政治与法律 第2集 第2集》

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  and whether or not the defendant really is responsible
  以及被告是否真的要对
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  for adversely affecting the plaintiffs.
  原告所遭受的不利影响负责
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  So another key question is monitoring and surveillance.
  因此 另一个关键问题是监测以及监视
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  And it's very easy to pass a law that sounds great on
  要通过一项表面听起来很好的法律很容易
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  its face, but if you look at it really carefully,
  但一旦你自己看一看
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  what you'll find is that there's really no comprehension
  你就会发现 其中根本没有对于
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  of how much monitoring and surveillance is required
  需要何种程度的监测及监控的理解
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  in order to really do the job,
  来确保法律得到执行
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  to get the job done.
  真正达到保护环境的目的
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  So monitoring and surveillance
  所以我认为监测和监视条例的缺失
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  I think of as one of the primary defects of twentieth-century law.
  是二十世纪法律的主要缺陷之一
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  So we have grossly misunderstood the amount of money
  我们真的低估了