That is why ships rarely report seismic sea waves before tsunamis-and why people on shore fail to seek safety before it's too late.

这就是为什么很少有船只能够在海啸来到前报告地震引发的海浪，为什么岸上的人们不能逃离危险区域- - -因为当人们发现的时候总是为时已晚。

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That is why ships rarely report seismic sea waves before tsunamis—and why people on shore fail to seek safety before it’s too late.

这就是为什么很少有船只能够在海啸来到前报告地震引发的海浪， 为什么岸上的人们不能逃离危险区域 --- 因为当人们发现的时候总是为时已晚。

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When State standards for construction safety fail to meet the requirements for ensuring such safety, they shall be revised without delay.

有关建筑工程安全的国家标准不能适应确保建筑安全的要求时，应当及时修订。

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While there is much public posturing in Washington on the issue of too-big-to-fail, the more important issue than scale is safety.

FORBES: Why JPMorgan Chase Is Unsafe At Any Scale

In general, effective government oversight of individual institutions increases financial resilience and reduces moral hazard by attempting to ensure that all financial firms with access to some sort of federal safety net--including those that creditors may believe are too big to fail--maintain adequate buffers of capital and liquidity and develop comprehensive approaches to risk and liquidity management.

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But if investors fail to spot the jiggery-pokery with credit scores and the outright fraud that permeated the subprime market, that cushion of safety quickly disappears.

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