with the Securities & Exchange Commission,

向证券交易委员
as corporations do,

会提交企业报告时
it said to the Securities & Exchange Commission that for that year 1985

它向证券交易委员会阐述了1985年
it had pending against it an airbag litigation claims

它因没有安全气囊而被起诉
the amount of $1.1 billion dollars.

还有十一亿美元等着它付
That, coincidentally or not, was also the year

或许是巧合也是在那年
that Ford decided to

福特决定
offer airbags as an option in cars.

把安全气囊作为可供选取的汽车配置
Litigation can be a potent tool in protecting the health of the public,

诉讼可以是保护公共卫生的有效工具
whether you're talking about cars,

无论是针对汽车
whether you're talking about guns,

还是针对枪支
or actually whether you're talking about food.

或者是针对食物