什么可以来解释这一奇怪的情况？

What explains this odd situation?

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和一些奇怪的情况：每个人都开始铤而走险。

And something strange happens: everyone begins to take risks.

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这个奇怪的情况也将惠普置于一个尴尬的境地。

The event has put HP in a funny position.

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And, so, you had this rather odd situation where instead of dogs guarding their masters or mistresses, you had the masters and mistresses guarding the dogs against people who would take the dogs and, unfortunately, kill them and eat them.

真是因为如此,产生了一种奇怪的现象,通常情况下是狗来守护主人的,而现在呢,主人必须时时刻刻保护自己的狗,以免被人抓去宰了吃

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