对短时距的判断通常表现为正时间顺序误差，而对长时距的判断则表现为负时间顺序误差。

Positive time-order-error often occurred in the judgement off-short time interval, negative time-order-error was more likely to occur in longtime interval.

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零利率和物价上涨意味着你投出的钱得到的是负回报，随着时间你的资本也会减少。

Zero interest rates alongside rising prices means you're getting a negative return on your money and over time your capital is being eroded.

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一旦你发现问题并报告此事，虽然你不必对银行损失的资金负法律责任，但你为此所花的时间和精力却只能自己承担。

Once you discover and report this, you're not liable for money the bank lost, but neither are you entitled to compensation for the time and effort you spend straightening the matter out.

youdao

First of all, negative time should not bother anybody; t=0 is when I set the clock, I measured time forward, but yesterday would be t = -1 day, right?

首先,负的时间对我们不存在任何干扰,t=0使我们设定的初始时间,我是用顺序计时,所以昨天就可以记为-1天,对吗

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