The news was hardly cause to break out the Champagne.

这些消息几乎不能使人去拿出香槟酒来。

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To render (a person) unaccustomed to something to which the person has been previously accustomed; cause to break a habit.

打破习俗，戒除某种习惯：使(某人)不再习惯于以前习惯的事物；使戒除某种习惯。

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The forward movement, the melting at the base of the glacier where it meets the ocean, and waves and tidal action cause blocks of ice to break off and float out to sea.

冰川的向前移动，其底部与海洋接触处的融化，还有波浪和潮汐运动，导致冰块断裂，漂浮到海上。

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So an adversary who's actually trying to break your programs 'cause frankly too much software these days is not written with a paranoia in mind.

或者说是你的敌人,而且千方百计地要破坏你的程序,唉，这种漏洞百出的软件我见过的是在太多了。

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