One effect is that people's access to their E-mail accounts is cut off. A more serious possible consequence is that billions of dollars could be lost.

一个影响是电子邮件帐户的通路被切断，另一个更严重的后果则是数十亿的美元有可能丢失。

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Reading is supposed to be immersive - one of the requirements of a successful e-reader is that it be unobtrusive, so the medium could disappear as the reader gets lost in the story.

阅读会使人沉醉，对一个成功的电子书的要求之一就是不要太显眼，当读者沉迷于故事中时广告就会消失。

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In particular, E-mail, the Internet can not guarantee that it is safe, error or virus-free for more information can be intercepted, corrupted, lost, late or contain viruses.

尤其，电子邮件，互联网不能保证是安全的，错误或病毒的更多信息的自由可以被拦截，损坏，丢失，延迟或包含病毒。

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Why would a potential dulling of empathy necessarily be a cost, i.e. something valuable which is lost?

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To be sure, unlimited access meant there were busy signals, lost E-mail and sudden disconnects to deal with, but the price was right, and as a result the dial-up industry has been growing at an exponential 25%-per-month rate (click here to read about the best ISPs).

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Another landmine is that tax deductions for charitable giving may be lost if part of the gift is clawed back from the charity, i.e.

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