Task: Translation
Input (Japanese): 昨日、王立協会は「ライス教授のコメントのいくつかが、”誤解を招き得る”ものであり、そして、これが協会の評判を傷つけた」と声明で述べた。
Output (English): Yesterday the Royal Society said in a statement that some of Professor Reiss' comments had been "open to misinterpretation", and that this had damaged the Society's reputation.