In short, it is no longer action that will be costly, but inaction.

简而言之，代价高的将不再是行动，而是不行动。

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At the same time, today, the actions, and inaction, of human beings imperil not only life on the planet, but the very life of the planet.

与此同时，今天，人类的行动和不作为不仅危害地球上的生命，而且危害地球本身的生命。

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Yet he's done this not to excuse inaction, but to remind the country that he cannot do everything he wants to do... just yet.

现在他这么说并不是为不采取行动找借口，而是在提醒他的国人现在他还不能做他想做的、现在还不行。

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Mr.Obama criticized the law, but said such laws are the understandable result of inaction at the federal level.

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But inaction on a small account can have negative consequences, says Sarah Walsh, vice president of retirement solutions at Fidelity Investments.

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The problem is not government action, but inaction.

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But inaction is producing the worst possible outcome.

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