来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：现代社会理论基础 第4集 第4集》

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  So the separation,even in a modern society like a United States,
  所以即使在美国这样的现代社会中
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  is relative.
  这种分立也不彻底
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  And,in fact,
  而事实上
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  many constitutional lawyers in the United States were concerned
  在过去的两届政府中
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  during the last two administrations
  许多美国的宪法律师都在担心
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  that the executive branch too often operated by executive orders,
  行政部门过多地施行行政命令
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  rather than to ask
  而不去
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  the legislature to legislate about those things.
  寻求立法机关制定相关法律这个问题
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  Okay.
  好了
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  Now then he goes on and he said,
  而后 孟德斯鸠又说
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  look,this is not really a question of republic versus monarchy.
  这并不是共和制对抗君主制的问题
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  He said,look--in his times--
  他说 在他的时代