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1999 TEXT 1 课文单词、短语 roughslipfail to do sth.warn ofdisastercompensateor sohold…liable formisfortunethreatenrespondlabelanticipate cautionenable sb. to do sth.appropriateinteractionfor examplefederal regulationsactuallyprotect…frommanufacturercustomerinjureliabilityclaim (n.)side withdefendantespeciallyfight a lawsuitinvolveparalyzedesignpreventjurynaturejudgelawyeracademicrecommendationsubstantialweightissue (v.)guidelineobviousbombard…witha lengthy list ofburya sea of trivialitiesdraftendlegal communityprovidefor the benefit of题干及选项单词、短语 be relieved ofavoidsuetend tofind fault withmentionsatisfyinadequacymake the best use offeel obliged to do sth.view…asfirst concernno longerpreventeventuallydiscardlose popularity with sb.biasedindifferencepuzzlingobjective句子翻译 While warning are often appropriate and necessary—the dangers of drug interactions, for example—and many are required by state or federal regulations, it isn’t clear that they actually protect the manufacturers and sellers from liability if a customer is injured. Now the tide appears to be turning. At the same time, the American Law Institute—a group of judges, lawyers, and academics whose recommendations carry substantial weight—issued new guidelines for tort law stating that companies need not warn customers of obvious dangers or bombard them with a lengthy list of possible ones. 1999 TEXT 2 课文单词、短语 or sorevolveefforttap the consumer marketprove to befashionmake sens