来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病 第11集 第11集》

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  because they led to the
  因为他认为正是由于这些因素
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  early death of workmen,
  才导致了工人早逝的情况
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  and hence to an overrepresentation of the dangerous young,
  致使危险的年轻工人的出现过多
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  and an under-representation of moderating older workmen.
  而中庸的老一点的工人出现过少
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  If we want to understand and explain this view,
  如果我们想要理解和解释这个观点
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  perhaps we could invoke an anachronism, to make an analogy.
  我们可以援引一个时代错误作出推导
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  And we could use the analogy of a nuclear reactor,
  我们可以用核反应堆来推导
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  and compare social unrest to a meltdown of the reactor core,
  把社会不安定比作为反应堆芯的熔化
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  with disastrous consequences.
  这会带来灾难性的后果
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  Well, in terms of the reactor,
  对于反应堆而言
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  to prevent such events reactors make use,
  如果要防止这类情况的发生
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  as you know,of boron control rods
  大家都知道应该使用硼原子反应堆控制棒