撒谎并让人保持希望是很恶意的行为(对，我说的是十分恶意)。

Being lied to and hopes kept alive is an evil and malicious act (yes I mean it that strongly).

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但应仅限于故意或恶意的行为、严重不负责的行为和重大过失行为，以更好地保障公民的生命健康权。

But it is only used in the intentional or spiteful behavior, serious irresponsible behavior and behavior of great fault in order to guarantee citizen's rights of life and health.

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Madoff丑闻反映了我们金融系统更深层次的缺憾——恶意的行为以及对这种行为缺少监管和制衡破坏了我们的金融系统。

The Madoff scandal echoes a deeper absence inside our financial system, which has been undermined not merely by bad behavior but by the lack of checks and balances to discourage it.

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