IN an early episode of Sergeant Bilko, a 1950s TV comedy, the eponymous hero rents an empty store.

上世纪五十年代的电视喜剧《毕尔克警长》中有这么一个情节，主人公毕尔克盘下了一个空店面。

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Often, when the grocery store is empty and all you can hear is the buzzing of flies.

当杂货店里空无一人的时候，你所能听到的常常只有苍蝇的嗡嗡声。

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A SMALL card sits above an empty shelf in the Whole Foods store in Petaluma, California. “Consumers are advised NOT to eat fresh bagged spinach at this time.

加利福尼亚佩塔卢马的“全有食品”商店一座空货架上方悬挂着一张小卡片，上面写着：“特此通知各位消费者，暂时请勿食用袋装新鲜菠菜。

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When she arrived at the large department store, she sat in front of an empty counter.

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Developers are turning the hotel, a long, empty department store and small buildings up the street into high-end condos.

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But if Pharmacia goes shopping for a new drug, it may find itself bringing a fat wallet to an empty department store.

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"Between the time that last purchase was made and the time that the customers came in and found the store empty is when Jessica was abducted, " Shaw told WOOD.

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