From the start the Coen brothers have been clever mischief-makers, repeatedly pulling the rug from under their characters and the audience alike.

在电影《血迷宫》中，科恩兄弟从一开始就设下层层圈套，让观众不断颠覆对剧中人物的看法。

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The shepherd thought that other wild animals or mischief-makers would be scared of the "dog"'s presence and not harm his flock while it was around.

牧羊人心想，其他野兽或者坏蛋看到这“牧羊犬”准会被吓跑，有它在，谁也不敢害他的羊。 。

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An article written by Kim Zetter on the front page of Wired.com and published last week prompted concern among Google Apps customers that the security hole had also exposed their companies to mischief makers.

FORBES: Google Says Google Apps Domains Were Protected From Massive Spoofing Vulnerability

Or something that is tying innovators big and small in knots and befits only mischief-makers bent on making money in the courts rather than in laboratories.

BBC: Do the patent wars threaten innovation?

The resulting surge of papers revealed that the virus is vulnerable to existing seasonal-flu vaccine and common drugs, allaying fears that mischief-makers would conjure it up and wreak havoc.

ECONOMIST: Flu research and public safety