Promise or Threat?

许诺还是威胁？

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Compassion can only result from conscious choice, and this requires the freedom to choose without the threat of punishment or the promise of reward.

怜悯只能源于理智的选择，更需要自由的选择，没有惩罚的威胁或奖赏的承诺。

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Military globalism refers to long-distance networks in which force, and the threat or promise of force, are deployed.

军事全球主义指的长途网络中部署的力量，威胁或承诺的力量。

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And though Mr Menem will not fulfil his promise (or threat) that an Argentine flag would fly over the Falklands before the end of his term, an Argentine plane just might.

ECONOMIST: Flying and the flag

Like genetics today, "galvanic forces" were then at the leading edge of the quest to uncover the secret of life, with implications both thrilling and terrifying: the promise of scientific miracles or the threat of godless abominations.

WSJ: Book Review: The Lady and Her Monsters

Is that a threat or a promise?

ECONOMIST: German slouches beware