It was a secret to guard themselves against the degradation of poverty, it was a back way by which to arrive at that distinction which they could not gain by riches.

这种蔑视是保证他们不在贫困中堕落的秘诀，是到达另一种荣耀的退路，它是无法凭借财富得到的。

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Based on this scheme, a modified one is proposed that can prevent adversaries from getting the secret or shares and efficiently guard against cheating among participants.

文中在该方案的基础上提出了一个修正方案，它不但能有效阻止敌方窃取秘密或子秘密，也能有效地防止内部成员之间的互相欺诈。

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But with a trade secret, the onus is on the holder to guard it and, as public performers, this poses a problem for magicians.

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