单选题 What does the author mean by saying "…in legal systems the responsibility for revenge becomes depersonalized and diffused" (Lines 4-5, Para. 2)?

A、 Legal systems greatly reduce the possibilities of physical violence.
B、 Offenses against individuals are no longer judged on a personal basis.
C、 Victims of violence find it more difficult to take revenge.
D、 Punishment is not carried out directly by the individuals involved.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】词汇语义题。解题关键是对depersonalized and diffused的准确理解。其后就有对这句话的解释：社会承担着保护个体免受暴力侵犯的责任。但个体受到侵犯时，也是由社会负责来实施惩罚。所以，选项D是正确答案。选项A，B没有revenge这个概念出现，选项C说暴力的受害人发现更难复仇了，文章没有提及，均不是答案。