They eliminated banditry, developed railways, made the roads safe for travel and gave the Formosans a Spartan kind of justice, but not much social or political freedom.

• 他们消弥匪患，兴修铁路，保证行旅安全，为台湾人建立了一套严厉的法制，但是却没有给他们多少社会或政治自由。