In practice, this means emptying out such rituals of their meaning and using them for secular ends, a kind of spiritual pick 'n' mix.

实际操作中，这意味着把这些仪式的内涵都统统抛弃，然后再把它们用作世俗的目的，类似于精神层面上的“混合糖果”。

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And many of the camps built to house an influx of workers, the vast majority of them male, are emptying out like a bar after last call.

而许多曾经建来用于容纳工人们(大部分为男性)的营地，已经空得像跟快打烊的酒吧一样了。

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