He said, "What is a crime?"

"什么是犯罪"
He said, "Crimes are social acts, which are punished."

他说 "犯罪是受到惩罚的社会行为"
Therefore I don't have to make a value judgment

因此我在定义犯罪时
in defining crime.

不必进行价值判断
If I see a society

如果我在某个社会中看见
in which certain acts are systematically punished by that society,

对某个行为有系统的惩罚措施
I can say in this society,

我可以说在这个社会中
this is defined as a crime.

该行为被定义为犯罪
I may disagree with this.

我可以不同意这个观点
I may say this should not be a crime,

我可能说这不应该是犯罪
But in this society it is a crime.

但在该社会中它是一种罪行
In many societies, for instance,

例如在许多社会中