Take Britain, where the ban dates back to 1870 and makes little sense whichever side of the argument one is on.

就以英国为例，禁令可以追溯到1870年，这使得无论哪一方的争论都变的毫无意义。

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A productive discussion starts when one side accurately restates the other's argument, Voss says.

沃斯说，富有成效的讨论往往始于一方准确重述另一方的观点。

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But this is just one side of the argument.

但这只是问题的一面。

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One side wins the argument and the battle, and sometimes the ill will is so great that the losing side feels either that it has to flee for its safety, or it chooses to flee rather than to live under their opponents.

若是其中一方获胜,有时候失势的一方面临威胁,会离开这个地方以求自保,或者是逃离他们的敌对派系的压迫

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

If it is obvious that huge amounts of money are being spent on one side of an argument, they will generally vote for the other side.

ECONOMIST: Direct democracy

It generally involves some administration picking one side of this argument over the other.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

The problem is that one side of the argument usually has all the money and all the manpower.

CNN: Edwards' October 13, 2007, speech on restoring democracy