In the above example, if I had made an effort to hear my partner I would have quickly realized that although his misunderstanding was frustrating, it wasn't a personal attack or wanton negligence.

在上面的案例中，如果我能努力听取搭档的解释，我或许会很快就意识到尽管他的误解让人很沮丧，但是可以确定那不是人身攻击或者有意过失。

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Few knowledgeable people dispute the growing evidence that BP was negligent in the way it bungled the completion of the well and caused this blowout, and that its negligence was "willful and wanton, " terms used in maritime law for centuries to provide for the award of punitive damages against this kind of egregious misconduct.

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