Described by victims in written testimony as a "thief and a monster", Madoff has become an emblem for the greed that pitched the world into recession.

在一位受害人的书面证词的描述中，作为一个“小偷和禽兽”，麦道夫成为了一个把整个世界投入衰退的贪婪的象征。

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Calling those who are wealthy "greedy," solely because of their wealth, or to suggest that the human drive for a better life is the same as greed, muddles our thinking.

之所以说富人是“贪婪的”，严格意义上来说是因为他们的财富，或者是意味着人类追求更好生活就是贪婪。这种说法混淆了我们的观念。

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It turns out that, as a governing principle for the financial system, greed is not good.

贪婪的金融系统监管原则被证明是错误的。

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Goldmanites feel their firm has been unfairly singled out as a symbol of greed.

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Public perception of him as a symbol of capitalist greed may precede him, but Leeson doesn't shirk the responsibility.

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This is not a sermon or a sales pitch, but a story about a place as inspiring as it is disturbing, where greed has raped a people of their material resources and dignity but where brilliantly applied generosity has created hope and enterprise of which Fortune 500 companies would be envious.

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