请教个英语句子Theonlyresponsibilityofcoporateexecutives,providedtheystaywithinthelaw,istomakeasmuchmoneyaspossiblefortheircompanies.这句话的意思是什么?我特别不理解providedtheystaywithinthelaw这一小

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请教个英语句子
The only responsibility of coporate executives, provided they stay within the law, is to make as much money as possible for their companies.
这句话的意思是什么?
我特别不理解provided they stay within the law这一小段的意思,还有为什么provide要用被动而不是ing

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这句话的意思是：
公司的经营者们唯一的责任就是在法律规定范围之内为他们的公司赚尽可能多的钱.
至于provided,意思是“倘若,以...为条件,只要”.
“providing”一般是“假如”的意思.
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