最重要的是，所牟取的这些高薪—或者说是应当“得到的”—在我们虚高的金融行业中，侵蚀了我们对真实虚假的辨别力，也腐蚀了我们的判断力。

Most of all, the vast riches being earned - or maybe that should be "earned" - in our bloated financial industry undermined our sense of reality and degraded our judgment.

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“精神文明”表明不平等侵蚀了社会信任和社区生活，腐蚀了整个社会。

"The Spirit Level" suggests that inequality undermines social trust and community life, corroding societies as a whole.

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酸雨和被污染的大气还会侵蚀建筑物的砖块和石造的部分，腐蚀钢制桥梁和铁轨的金属部分。

Acid rain and polluted air also damage the bricks and stonework of buildings, and corrode the metalwork of steel Bridges and railings.

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