Salesmen use so-called free gifts as bait and publicists use them as bribes; the wealthy can make "gifts" to their children, or to charities, with no more noble motive than saving tax.

推销员用所谓的免费赠品作为诱饵，公关人员用它们来行贿；富人们可以制造“礼物”送给他们的子女或捐给慈善团体，这与避免上税一样都没有什么高尚的动机。

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The shark was trained to believe a barrier existed between it and the bait fish, so the bait fish swam wherever they wished, free from harm.

鲨鱼被训练得相信了它和诱饵之间存在一道屏障，所以鱼儿游到任何地方，都不会受伤害。

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Water and the bait, there is no free lunch, want to get benefits, you must have to pay.

放水与诱饵，天下没有白吃的午餐，要捞好处就必须有付出。

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In addition to the visuals, Connerty insists that each ad describe the meals, make a promise of weight loss, dangle a special deal like "one week free" as bait, deliver a call-right-now command and pack in toll-free numbers.

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These use a cheaper method of culling called "free shooting", which involves laying out bait and shooting badgers at night.

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That claim was Obama boob bait for the gullible, to draw attention from the real government causes, and blame free market economics instead.

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