And what this means is-- one reason why people are so bad in groups is because you could diffuse your responsibility.

它的意思是…,为什么群体中的人会表现出恶行,其中一个原因是你能分散你的责任。

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That's a very dispersed system but it still works because member banks keep deposits at the Federal Reserve Banks and they're required to keep these deposits.

这是一个非常分散的系统,但是它还是能起到很好的作用因为会员银行,在联邦储备银行里付保证金,并且它们被要求付这些保证金。

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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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I think they will help us to diversify our risks.

共同基金能帮我们分散风险

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