Many people might think this is cruel , but there are a few mitigating circumstances .

许多人或许认为这很残酷，而实际上有一些缓和的环境。

Modern politics needs to undergo a similar reinvention-to come up with ways of mitigating inequality without hurting economic growth .

现代政治也需要经历类似的华丽转身我们需要找到新的路径在不伤害经济增长的情况下能够缓和不平等。

There are two obvious ways of mitigating the damage .

有两种显而易见的办法来减轻破坏。

Their problem is that mitigating climate change will require sizeable investments .

他们的问题是，缓解气候变化需要巨额投资。

Tax policy has exacerbated this trend instead of mitigating it .

税收政策没有减缓反而是加剧了这种趋势。