Why should I pay the penalty for somebody else's mistake?

我为什么要为别人的错误而受罚呢？

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A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty; if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

暴怒的人必受刑罚；你若救他，必须再救。

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The growth of an American-style celebrity culture has raised the pressure to publish first and pay the penalty later.

美国名人文化的兴起增加了先出版后受罚的压力。

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He decreed that anyone found guilty of using the word Frisco must pay a penalty of twenty-five dollars.

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"For those who wish to become citizens, we should require them to pay a penalty and pay taxes, learn English, go to the back of the line behind those who played by the rules.

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And now we all have to pay the penalty for allowing that culture to fester.

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An individual who fails to pay the penalty is not subject to criminal or additional civil penalties.

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Under an arrangement worked out last year, Gingrich agreed to pay the penalty out of his own pocket.

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