There could be hope for Chinese cities, however. Much of the problem is rooted in poor enforcement of groundwater pumping regulations, which offers an obvious area for improvement.
然而中国城市还是有希望的。大多数问题来自于对于抽取城市地下水的不力监管,这显而易见是个能够解决的问题。
Example: Mild penalties, poor enforcement and the difficulties of identifying illegal actions have contributed to the growth of white collar crime in recent years.
处罚不严、执法不力以及难于认定违法行为造成了近来白领犯罪率的上升。
Frustrations among foreign business in China have surfaced repeatedly in recent months, in part over the country's poor enforcement of intellectual-property rights.
最近几个月外国企业在中国遭受的挫折不断浮现出来,部分是因为中国对知识产权保护不利。