The new law targets the kind of Wall Street risk-taking that helped trigger a global financial meltdown in 2007-2009 and also aims to strengthen consumer protections.

新法律着眼于华尔街的冒险做法，因为其引发了2007—2009年的金融危机，同时也着眼加强对消费者的保护。

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Influential business groups lined up to criticize the new law, however, some on Wall Street welcomed the clarity offered by the law.

一些有影响力的商业组织都纷纷谴责新法。然而华尔街上的一些人士却对此法的清晰条款表示欢迎。

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The new law affects street, telephone and door-to-door collectors.

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And the President signed into law new rules to hold Wall Street accountable.

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The new law specifies that abandoned pets, such as street dogs, cannot be considered pests.

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