如果你购买亚马逊的Kindle（我们管它叫swindle骗子——作者注；kindle是亚马逊的一种电子书阅览器——译者注）或者Sony的电子书（我们叫它Shreader，因为它对图书的威胁——作者注；shreader=threaten+reader——译者注），那你就赞助了建立这样的世界。
If you buy the Amazon Kindle (we call it the Swindle) or the Sony Reader (we call it the Shreader for what it threatens to do to books), you pay to establish that world.
科学家们认为布什之所以躲闪是因为他的大脑行动通道在视觉通道开始跟踪鞋子的飞行之前就把鞋子的轨迹归为一种威胁。
The scientists contend that Bush ducked because his brain’s action pathway categorized the trajectory of the shoe as a threat well before his perception pathway began to track its flight.
因为晒黑提高自尊，自尊在心理上有助于抵抗死亡方面的威胁，所以它是一种治疗死亡恐惧的药物。
Tanning is a cure for death because it boosts self-esteem and self-esteem helps counter the psychologically threatening aspects of mortality.
因为牡蛎受到石油污染而面临病从口入威胁的生物并不止环颈鸻一种，美国人所消费的大部分牡蛎都来自于墨西哥湾沿岸的海床上。
Plovers aren't the only oyster-eaters that might be at risk from oil-tainted food: Many of the oysters for human consumption in the United States come from beds along the Gulf Coast.
浮游生物的大幅减少有可能威胁到海洋动物的生长以及人类依存度相当高的渔业生产，因为它会形成一种加剧气温进一步升高的反馈循环机制。
A big reduction in phytoplankton could threaten Marine animals and the fisheries humans depend on. And it could create a climate feedback loop that would increase temperatures further.
他说：“这是一种威胁，因为大家害怕他们随时会来袭击。”
"Just the threat, because people are afraid of any attack from... you know [pro-Gadhafi forces]," Mohamed explained.
它给人一种傲慢感。在社交活动中，大多数人都讨厌同这种人交谈，因为其姿势常使人感到某种威胁。
It gives people an impression of arrogance. In social activities, most people dislike talking with this kind of person because this gesture may suggest threat to others.
这种巧妙的进化理论认为做梦起着一种生物适应性功能，因为在梦境中我们的祖先可以模拟解决难题的策略，来应对清醒时现实世界的威胁。
This clever evolutionary theory holds that dreaming serves a biologically adaptive function because it allowed our ancestors to simulate problem-solving strategies for genuine, waking life threats.
吉奥诺·西斯战士携带一种声波式武器，这对绝地造成了一定程度的威胁，因为他们无法挡开这种特殊炮弹。
The Geonosian warriors carry a sonic-based weapon designed to present a degree of challenge to the Jedi, who cannot deflect these particular blasts.
这个孩子是罗马的威胁，也就是说克利奥帕特拉也是一种威胁。但这个孩子是其中最大的威胁。因为他是凯撒的直系传人，处他以外凯撒没有其他的子女。
The child is the threat to Rome means Cleopatra is a threat in her own right but the child is the biggest threat to all because he is the direct descendant of Julius Caesar who has no other children.
这个孩子是罗马的威胁，也就是说克利奥帕特拉也是一种威胁。但这个孩子是其中最大的威胁。因为他是凯撒的直系传人，处他以外凯撒没有其他的子女。
The child is the threat to Rome means Cleopatra is a threat in her own right but the child is the biggest threat to all because he is the direct descendant of Julius Caesar who has no other children.
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