He complains that the underlying approach is top-down and involves the government dictating the rules.

他抱怨说这个基本方法是自上而下的并且由政府决定规则。

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As a result, it will be up to another trial to answer the underlying question: what are the rules for third-party maintenance?

结果，将引发另一场审讯以回答这个潜在的问题：对于第三方维护的规则是什么？

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In cases where these rules cannot be applied, the report will fail with an error message identifying the underlying issue.

在不能应用这些规则的情况下，报表会出错，生成一条确认潜在问题的错误消息。

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But remember that the underlying rules of the game haven't changed.

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