如果某公司的股票，例如通用电气，在一个已知水平上保持稳定，投资者将获得高收益；如果股价低于这个水平，他们将落得持有这些股票。

If shares in a company, say General Electric, stayed above a given level, investors received a high yield; if the shares dropped below that level, they ended up owning the stock.

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支持者们说，清洁针头可以使传染机率降低，这并非是鼓励吸毒，这个代价要比治疗一个艾滋病人的代价低得多。

Proponents of such programs say clean needles help decrease infection — without encouraging use — at a price far lower than that of treating a person with HIV/AIDS.

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因此，一个天真的出价者即使获胜，十分可能付出太多的钱：这是他的祸因，而最好的避免办法是出价低于拍卖品的价值。

So a naive bidder, if he wins, is most likely paying too much: this is his curse, and it is best avoided by underbidding.

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