A common theory holds that Abu Dhabi first refused to bail out Nakheel's bondholders, then relented when it saw the damage that default would inflict on Dubai's economy and its own.

一个最普遍的说法是，阿布扎比最初是不愿意为Nakheel的债券持有人解困的，但是想到违约可能给迪拜和自身经济造成的伤害，就心软了。

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The damage you inflict on enemies doesn't change even if your HP is running low.

就算角色的HP正在降低，给予敌人的伤害也不会变化。

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You gain EXP for the damage you inflict on enemies, even if you run away.

可以从给予敌人的伤害中得到经验，即便是逃跑了也会得到。

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But no such mechanism exists for non-bank financial institutions like AIG whose failure would inflict great economic pain on the nation as a whole.

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I would recite, whatever, the Articles of Confederation I would rise on my hind legs, quaking in my boots, and I would begin until I made a mistake, whereupon I would be castigated, berated, totally stripped of self-esteem by this monster who would that inflict the same pain on somebody else.

我会背，比如说，联邦条例,我会抬起我的后腿，它在靴子里颤抖，然后开始背，直到犯错，于是，我就会被批评严惩，自尊完全被这个怪物践踏了,他对其他人也会如此加注痛苦。

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