来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：古希腊历史简介 第16集 第16集》

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  Just think of how it would change our system
  试想一下如果我们有类似的机制
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  if we had something like that.
  我们的法律体系将出现怎样的变化
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  In a way,
  从某种意义上说
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  we do have some of it available in our system.
  我们的体系中确实也有相似之处
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  It is possible, for instance,
  这是存在的 例如
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  if somebody brings a suit against somebody else and fails,
  如果某人起诉别人 而后败诉了
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  it is possible for the judge to decide that
  法官就可以判决
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  the defeated side must pay court costs
  败诉方必须支付诉讼费
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  which is a form of defense against the frivolous charges.
  这种方式能防止轻率地指控
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  But it isn't anything as thorough as the Athenian system,
  但这和雅典的司法体系并不完全一样
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  which always had that around.
  只是有些相似
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  So, if you had a case that wasn't going to win many friends
  因此 如果你没有取得大多陪审员的支持