The threat turned out to be a bluff. But her boldness was striking in a region where community activism can be a risky proposition.

这位官员的威胁最终只不过是个吓唬而已，但她的勇敢深深打动了这一地区的人们，因为在该地区，做一名社区活跃分子是一件很冒险的事情。

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"Sometimes you can scare the other players out of the game with a bluff and" steal "the pot with a worthless hand."

他说：“有时候你可以虚张声势把其他牌友吓住了，这样你就偷偷地用一手坏牌赢了钱。”

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In poker it is right and proper to bluff a friend out of the rewards of being dealt a good hand.

在扑克牌中它是正确的和对被处理一只好手从酬谢吓唬一位朋友是适当的。

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Meanwhile, as Agustino Fontevecchia pointed out here recently, the future of the Euro now rests largely on a game of bluff played out between the European Central Bank and the bond markets.

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In contrast, men tend to use threats, bluff, stake out extreme positions, and use competitive and confrontational tactics.

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As Pyongyang does so, the West calls their bluff and continues to carry out drills and B-52 flights over the peninsula.

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