The machine meant to transform Raiden into Snake isn't confined to the Big Shell complex — it envelops the game, or the "simulation," itself.

意图将雷电转化成斯内克的机器并不局限于大贝壳——它包含了游戏(或者说“模拟”)本身。

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In a way, I'm suggesting that you engage in a shell game, where the time to start the application is moved around but the total is still the same.

作为一种手段，我建议您开发一个shell游戏，它的启动时间可以有所浮动但是总和保持相同。

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More likely, in his black heart, he simply regrets not having had the imagination and cojones to work those shell-game maneuvers back when he was on top.

很可能在黑暗的内心深处，他只是遗憾自己身处高位时没有机智和胆量多耍些骗人的把戏。 但他并没有丧失自己的才能。

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