问答题

The dangers of scofflawry vary wildly. The person who illegally spits on the sidewalk remains disgusting, but clearly poses less risk to others than the company that illegally buries hazardous chemical waste in an unauthorized location. The fare beater on the subway presents less threat of life than the landlord who ignores fire safety statutes. The most immediately and measurable dangerous scofflawry, however, also happens to be the most visible. The culprit is the American driver, whose lawless activities today add up to a colossal public nuisance. The hazards range from routine double parking that jams city streets to the drunk driving that kills thousands of people yearly. Red-light running has always been ranked as a minor wrong, and so it may be in individual instances. When the violation becomes habitual, widespread and incessant, however, a great deal more than a traffic management problem is involved. The violation of basic rules of the road leaves deep dents in the social mood.

解析：
【翻译要点】
scofflawry指“藐视法律的行为”。本题在翻译时需注意到增词处理。要做到清楚地表达原文意思，在翻译时增添些词语是必要的。增词的情况之一就是把原文句子里隐含的意思或因上下文清楚而就省掉的东西通过增词表达出来。该题第八句中的violation单独译，是“违反，违犯”的意思。但这里指的是red-light running，因此翻译时要通过增词把这个意思表示出来：然而，违反交通规则一旦形成习惯，成为普遍经常性的东西则问题远非是交通管理而已。