Although huge punitive damages tend to be reduced on appeal, they often remain much too large.

尽管在上诉阶段惩罚性赔偿金可能会被削减，但是它们的数额仍然很大。

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We have multiplied our possessions, but reduced our values. We talk too much, love too seldom, and hate too often.

我们不断地积累财富，但是我们的价值减少；我们说出去的太多，得到的爱太少，并且容易嫉恨。

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Too often, the goals are reduced to working out how much money is needed to meet a particular target and then berating governments for not spending enough.

ECONOMIST: The Millennium Development Goals