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1、Why I Bought a Gun,the sixth group,summary,The text tells the authors ambivalent feelings towards buying a handgun .Beforeshe brought the gun ,she was a pacifist . And after being threatened many times ,she eventually changed her mind and bought a gun for self-defense.But after owning the gun ,the g
2、un ,the author was put into a condition full of fears all day and a succession of new problems . Therefore, she question whether owning a gun could really bring security or not.,Thranslation,Today, I am typical of the women whom gun manufactures have been aimming at as potential buyers-and one of th
3、e millions who have taken the plunge. 现如今，我成为了被枪支制造商看中并视为其潜在买主的那种典型的女人成千上万个采取这种行动的人中的一个。,Thranslation,His alleged crimes were so brutal ,his desire to inflict pain so intense, that I began to question my beliefs about not taking human life under any circumstances. 据称他的犯罪行为残忍极致，他害他人的欲望极为强烈，这使我开始对自己在任
4、何情况下都不能杀人的信念产生了怀疑。,Thranslation,I realized that the one-side pacifism I once so strongly had advocated could backfire on me and worse ,on my son . 我意识到，自己曾极力提倡的一厢情愿的和平主义会危害到自己，更糟糕的是，会危及我的儿子。,Thranslation,Its push-button lock opens with a touch if you konw proper combination ,possibly taking only a s
5、econd or two longer than it does to reach into a night-table drawer. 只要知道正确的暗码，它的按钮是锁一碰就会开，比伸手到床头柜的抽屉取它只慢大约一两秒钟。,Useful phrase,trap sb. into doing sth 诱使某人做某事 be caught in a trap 落入圈套，坠入陷阱 set a trap 设置圈套 a frim faith 坚定的信仰 highly/thoroughly recommend 强烈推荐,Useful phrase,aim at 瞄准；致力于 take the plunge 采取段然行动 pull in 驶进某处 in ones favor 对某人有利；受某人欢迎 break into 强行闯入；插嘴,Useful phrase,in/under the /no circumstances 在这种情况下/在任何情况下决不 count on 依赖，指望 draw the line at sth./doing sth 拒绝做某事 on the line 冒险,Thank You!,Made by the sixth group,
