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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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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Many cities have public tennis courts, so you don't have to be an aristocrat to afford the game. You will, however, have to shell out for rackets and balls.

许多城市都有公共网球场，所以你不必拥有贵族身份就打得起，不过，你得自掏腰包买球拍和球。

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If the answers are elusive and Columbia doesn't launch by mid-August, the shuttle shell game may take this mission out of the flow for another year.

CNN: The space shuttle shell game

"This has become a shell game of civilians, manipulated by Serb forces, bopped around, moved around the countryside in a shell game strategy to expose them to the risk of military conflict, " he said.

CNN: Serb officials say Yugoslavia 'ready to cut a deal'

The double contradictory shell game we're supposed to believe: Obama is not in charge and he has his finger in every pot.

CNN: We're pointing a gun at our democracy