These bail-outs may take place in the open, or they may happen behind closed doors, through regulatory indulgence and implicit subsidies.

政府要如何干预我们还不得而知。它有可能会利用财政收入来完成基础设施项目，而不是任由桥梁残缺或者道路中断。它可能要求银行勾销其他贷款债务，对任何无力承受损失的借贷者进行资金调整。这些援助有可能是公开进行，或者在不为人知的情况下通过放松监管和变相补贴的方式进行。

In today's economy, railroads compete against the trucking industry, which is dirtier, more dangerous, and receives billions in implicit and explicit subsidies from the government each year.

在当今经济中，铁路与卡车运输行业竞争，后者更加脏乱、危险，并每年从政府获得数十亿的明示和暗示补贴。