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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  that or we have some of that.
  或者部分是那样
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  They tell me that in civil cases,
  他们说在民事案件中
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  very often, the arrangement that they agree to
  通常诉讼双方同意的做法是
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  is that one side will make one proposal,
  一方提出一个方案
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  one side will make another proposal,
  另一方提出另一个方案
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  and some arbiter will choose between the two.
  仲裁者二选一
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  But mostly if I speak to, especially law professors,
  但是大多时候和法律教授讨论时
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  I've tried to get them to think about the advantages
  我试图让他们客观地思考一下
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  and disadvantages of the Athenian system with some objectivity,
  雅典制度的优劣
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  and I say to them put aside for the moment the question of
  我让他们先不要管
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  whether you think justice is more likely to be arrived at
  公正在哪种法律制度下更可能获得
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  through the Anglo-Saxon system of law
  是盎格鲁撒克逊的法律制度