来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：金融理论 第7集 第7集》

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  If you pick the wrong one, and here's the shocking thing,
  如果你选错了 那就不得了了
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  if you get the wrong one you swear before you choose if you
  因为他们在选择前都立下重誓
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  choose wrong never to speak to lady afterward in way of
  一旦选错 他们今后
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  marriage.
  都不能和女士交谈
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  So not only don't you get Portia, you don't get anybody.
  也就是说你既娶不到鲍西娅也娶不到别人
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  So what is the purpose of this absurd contract?
  那么这个荒唐契约的目的何在呢
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  Well, the purpose is maybe to make sure that people really want to marry her.
  可能是确保确保求婚者的诚心
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  Maybe the father set it up so that only someone who really
  他的爸爸这么做是为了保证
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  wanted to marry her would bother to enter this competition
  来求婚的人都是诚心诚意的
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  because the risk is so high, but another way of saying it is
  因为他们为此要承担很大的风险
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  it gives an excuse to Shakespeare to talk about risk
  还有一种说法是 莎士比亚借此讨论了
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  and return and how people who have a higher risk are going to
  风险和回报的关系 人们须承担高风险