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(A) People should be prohibited from engaging in an otherwise legal activity would unavoidable expose others to harm.

请帮我翻译一下这句话，尤其是otherwise的意思？

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uclb5550发表于 2003-8-27 12:12 | 只看该作者

otherwise =different ( in this sentence )

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bigmouse发表于 2003-8-27 15:02 | 只看该作者

呵呵，谢谢！但这个词的意思考了很多，好像我每次总是吃不准它的意思，可否指点一下？

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uclb5550发表于 2003-8-27 16:01 | 只看该作者

you must cultivate the habit of checking dictionary. otherwise, you would become too depentant on others.

to think otherwise, you will get a different idea.

can you appreciate the nuanace for the two sentences?

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