The cars blocking the exits could turn this place into a death trap.

那些堵住出口的汽车可能使这地方成为死亡陷阱。

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The trap meant that higher populations merely brought lower living standards (until 1760, the best time to have been a British labourer was after the Black Death).

马氏陷阱意味着高人口仅仅带来的是低生活水平(直至1760年，在英国做农民的最佳时机是在黑死病事件发生之后)。

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Lethally sharp walls to drunkenly stumble into; winding narrow staircases with no fire exits - it all screams "Death Trap", but I guess that is the point.

墙角尖锐，喝醉酒的人会绊倒在弯曲狭窄，没有消防出口的楼梯上。这简直是一个“死亡陷阱”，但是我猜想是特意做成这样的。

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