The United States and the lack of charm is no bait hook.

美而缺乏魅力是无饵的鱼钩。

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As proud as I am that my son is tech-savvy like his daddy, it's equally important to me that he have analog skills: the ability to bait a hook, clean a gutter.

我的儿子和他的爸爸一样精通技术，这让我很自豪，但对我来说同样重要的是，他也有会通过模仿学习技能：能够给鱼钩上钩、清理排水沟。

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Bait your hook with a worm.

把蚯蚓装在鱼钩上作为钓饵。

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Bait the hook with wonderment, frustration, joy, sadness, pride, shame, amusement, shock, or combinations thereof.

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The most common example is the "bait and hook" mortgage.

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