奥巴马的支持者想当然的以为只要他们威胁恫吓一番，华盛顿的旧秩序就能土崩瓦解。

Mr. Obama's supporters seem to believe that all they need to do is to huff and puff and the old order in Washington will come tumbling down.

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另外，刺鳐的尾部还有一根锋利有毒的尾刺，可以用来恫吓潜在的威胁者，其致命一击的能力甚至让人类也感到胆寒，不过这种攻击案例极为罕见，它们的性格相当温顺，只有在被挑衅时才会进行反击。

The barb can deliver a lethal blow even to humans, but incidents are extremely rare. Stingrays are fairly docile and typically strike only when provoked.

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这不是虚声恫吓的警告，而是严肃的威胁。

It was no idle warning but a stern threat.

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