In passing, as a way to squelch resistance, the new owners resorted to the classy expedient of leaking juicy details about the cost-cutting operations.

顺带的，新老板们以一种高明的应急措施来抵制阻力：散播一些有关节省开支的生动有趣的细节。

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Eventually, as we know, she adopted the expedient of cutting out the words which would form the message, and addressing the letter in a disguised hand.

最后，我们都已知道了，她采取了权宜之计，她用从报纸上剪下来的字凑成了那封信，用伪装的笔迹在信封上写了收信人的地址。

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Eventually, as we know, she adopted the expedient of cutting out the words which would form the message, and addressing the letter in a disguised hand.

最后，我们都已知道了，她采取了权宜之计，她用从报纸上剪下来的字凑成了那封信，用伪装的笔迹在信封上写了收信人的地址。

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