When we are in hot water, we are in trouble.

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Now we're in trouble and I say, don't run away! There are no techniques, there are no maneuvers, there are no -- you can't do anything and so they didn't practice very much, except one stunning exception, the Spartans.

现在形势不妙,我说,"弟兄们,顶住",这些不需要技巧,不需要熟练的动作,也不需要--,你对战场上的一切都无能为力,因此他们也不需要什么操练,唯一让人赞叹的特例,就是斯巴达人

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On the other hand, if somebody says, "Somebody call the police," well, I got things to do and so diffusion of responsibility explains both when we're willing to do terrible things and also when we're willing to help people who are in trouble.

但是如果有人叫，“来人，快报警”,“我有事要忙”,责任分散,既能解释我们在什么情况下会干坏事,也能解释我们在什么情况下会帮别人。

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