The next significant attack, it said, “may well come down a fibre-optic cable” and may be serious enough to merit a response under the mutual-defence provisions of Article 5.

下一个明显的攻击，它说，“很可能使一条纤维光缆崩溃”并且也许严重到可以根据议定书第5条中的联合防御条款作出响应。

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So if you have a can of fizzy drink and sip it all day long, then the acid in your mouth will be under constant attack.

这样一来，如果你一整天都在小口啜饮一罐饮料，就等于那些酸性物质一直在攻击你的牙齿。

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Italy and Spain are under attack not because their finances have suddenly deteriorated, but because investors fret that they may be forced to default.

意大利和西班牙遭受打击并不是因为他们的财政突然恶化，而是因为投资者担心他们有可能被迫违约。

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