2. Russians were driven by the
lure of "soft gold": the skins of beavers, Arctic foxes and above all sable.
海狸、北极狐,特别是黑貂的皮毛被称作“软黄金”,俄罗斯人在其诱惑下纷至沓来。
3. Nowadays few people believe in advertisements, which are almost regarded as a
lure for people to buy some apple of Sodom.
现在很少有人再相信广告,因为广告往往只是在诱惑人们去买那些徒有其表的东西。