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They followed neither the spirit nor the letter of the law.他们既不遵从法律的实质精神，也不理睬其字面意义。They seem to be more concerned with obeying the letter of the law than with understanding the spirit of the law. 他们似乎更关注对法律的字面意思的遵守，而非对其精神实质的领会。In spite of the difficulties it would cause her family, the judge stuck to the letter of the law and jailed her.尽管会给她的家庭带来困难，法官还是严格依据法律条文判她入狱。They had stuck to the letter of the law and in my view they should be ashamed.他们死抠法律字眼。依我看他们应该感到惭愧。They seem to be more concerned with obeying the letter of the law than with understanding the spirit of the law.他们看起来更加关心对法律字面意义的遵从，而不是理解法律的精神。The referee should try to obey the spirit as well as the letter of the law.仲裁者不但要尽力遵循法律条文，还要竭力按照法律的精神行事。He kept the letter of the law but not the spirit.他遵守法律的字面条文，而不是其精神实质。 |