The reality is, taking one's phone out at the wrong time is worse than belching because, unlike other minor offense, checking tech is contagious.

事实是，在错误的时间拿出手机比打嗝更糟糕，因为这不像其他小过错，查看科技产品是会传染的。

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It was a minor offense at most.

这至多不过是个小过错。

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If the offense is minor, and corrected in time, and has not caused harm and damage, the wrongdoer shall be exempted from administrative punishment.

对违法情节轻微并及时纠正未造成危害后果的，不予行政处罚。

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The offense, to be sure, is but a class C misdemeanor, a minor offense in the Texas legal system.

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