And businesses were struck by an alarming thought: even if this threat proves empty, commercial secrets are no longer safe.

而一种观点也让企业大为惊恐，那便是：就算上述威胁到头来是虚惊一场，商业秘密也不再安全。

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But the undertone is essentially telling hotel operators, under the guise of a comedic threat, “Hey, you need us to dispose of your empty rooms, so you better play by OUR rules.”

然而这则广告只是在线旅行社们向酒店叫板的一个可笑的幌子，其真正潜台词是要告诉酒店运营者们：“你需要我们来处理酒店的空余房间，所以还是乖乖听我们的吧。”

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Tooth decay was the longtime threat; more recently, the global spread of obesity has prompted fears of the “empty calories” in candy.

吃糖容易导致蛀牙早已长期为人们所诟病，而近期肥胖症在全球的普遍化又引发了大家对糖果含有“无营养热量”的担心。

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The mother should know that her child's threat is empty-no matter how tragic the loss of a phone would be, a night out on the streets would be worse.

母亲应当知道，孩子的威胁是空洞的——不管失去手机多么不幸，露宿街头只会更糟糕。

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The mother should know that her child's threat is empty-no matter how tragic the loss of a phone would be, a night out on the streets would be worse.

母亲应当知道，孩子的威胁是空洞的——不管失去手机多么不幸，露宿街头只会更糟糕。

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