First , mr slim benefits from what mr buffett calls a wide moat .

首先，斯利姆得益于巴菲特口中的“宽阔护城河”。

Politicians had never been held high in public esteem but billing taxpayers for the cost of cleaning out the moat at the family estate was a claim too far .

虽说政客从来都没有受到公众很高的尊重，可是就连清理自家房产的壕沟都要让纳税人埋单，这也实在太过分了。

That moat of mercury also presents another reason why archaeologists are loath to explore the tomb just yet - doing so would likely be very dangerous , according to soil samples around the tomb , which indicate extremely high levels of mercury contamination .

水银深壕也是考古学家们迟迟不愿探墓的另一个原因，就是这么做好像实在太危险，根据陵墓周围的土壤样本，显示了那里的汞污染程度相当高。

It 's a rooftop bar at the boutique emperor hotel that opened a few months ago just outside the east gate of the forbidden city , a stone 's throw from the moat .

这是一个坐落在天台上的精品皇家饭店，几个月以前刚刚开张，就位于紫禁城的东门外，只有把一块石头丢过护城河的距离。

Microsoft attempted to dig its own moat by simply shutting out its competitors , until it was stopped by the courts .

微软曾试图仅仅通过将竞争者排除在外的方式挖掘自己的护城河，但此举遭到法院的制止。