火焰会消耗掉空气中大部分乃至所有氧气。

The fire may consume most or all of the oxygen in the air.

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法律的规定使得失败的成本增加，从而遏制新企业家进入这个游戏，正如堵上烟囱以使火焰隔绝氧气已将。

Laws that increase the costs of failure stifle engagement from new players, much as a blocked chimney prevents oxygen from feeding the flames.

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这种办法的另一个好处在于，产生的水蒸汽能够稀释周围空气中的氧气浓度，从而抑制火焰的燃烧。

As a bonus, the steam also smothers the flames by diluting the amount of oxygen in the surrounding air.

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