I figured somebody was trying to scare off the workers .
我想是有人想把这些工人吓走。
Threats are usually sufficient to show discontent to scare off rivals but they don 't always work .
威胁通常足以显示不满，吓退竞争者，但不是每次都有效。
Fears of insider trading and weak corporate governance however could scare off foreign bargain hunters .
然而，内幕交易和薄弱的公司治理引发的担忧，可能会令打算买便宜货的外国投资者望而却步。
If efficient-market theory cannot kill the carry trade why don 't volatile returns and the occasional massive loss scare off investors ?
如果有效市场的理论不能杜绝套利交易，为何不稳定的回报以及不定期的巨额损失没有能够吓倒投资者呢？
What four letters can scare off a burglar ?
哪四个字母可以把窃贼吓跑？
Their notable finds included a deep-sea shark that swells its size by filling its stomach with water to scare off other predators and a starfish that eats only driftwood .