来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新约及其历史背景 第3集 第3集》

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  I'm going to side for the neighbor."
  我会帮着他的
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  Because Roman legal structures--and they even said
  因为罗马的执法机构 也可以说是
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  this in Roman laws-- if you're a judge and you have
  在罗马律法中 如果法官在庭上面对的是
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  a rich man and a poor man in your court,
  一个穷人跟一个富人
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  of course you're going to decide for the rich man,
  法官的判决都会偏向富人
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  because the poor man has incentive to cheat; he's poor.
  因为穷人有欺骗的动机 他穷嘛
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  But the rich man already has money, he doesn't have any
  富人有钱 所以他不存在任何
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  incentive to cheat.
  欺骗的动机
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  That's their logic.
  这就是他们的逻辑
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  But so Roman legal system was really geared toward the wealthy
  所以罗马的执法系统是为
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  and the people of high status.
  有钱人和权贵服务的
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  For that reason, if you wanted to win a court
  鉴于此 如果你想要赢官司