在离携枪的警察守卫的美国驻伦敦大使馆大约30码远的地方有一栋小洋房。

ABOUT 30 yards from a machine-gun-toting policeman guarding the American embassy in London stands a smart town house.

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在巴格达市范围内，隔不了几百码我们就能看到士兵或警察。

Within the Baghdad city limits, I don't think we ever went more than a few hundred yards without seeing soldiers or policemen.

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但是，当你考虑到一个警察在枪战中的平均距离往往少于7码(7米差一点)，甚至常常不到10英尺时，我们不禁抚心自，到底出了什么事？

But, when you consider that the average distance of a police gunfight is well under 7 yards, often less than 10 feet, we must ask ourselves what the hell is going on?

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