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I expect parents to answer for their children's behaviour.
我希望父母能对其子女的行为负责。
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"Why do you think there's so much violence nowadays?" "Well, violence on television has a lot to answer for (= is the cause of much of it)."
“在你看来,为什么现在会有那么多的暴力事件?”“这个嘛,很大程度上要归咎于电视对暴力的宣扬。”