It looks like an innocent bystander was killed instead of you.

看样子一位无辜的旁观者当了你的替死鬼。

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Unlike in 1995, Mexico was an innocent bystander in the genesis of this recession.

与1995年不同，墨西哥在这次衰退中是一个无辜的旁观者。

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Mostly, Bangladesh is an innocent bystander, but not always.

大体上来说，孟加拉国是个无辜的旁观者，但也有特例的时候。

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One innocent bystander of proposed anti-piracy legislation might be libraries, students, and educators.

FORBES: Education Is Best Weapon Against Web Piracy, not SOPA