A bomb was deactivated at the last moment, after the fuse had been lit.

一枚炸弹在导火线已被点燃后的最后一刻被解除。

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We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse separately in a drawer.

我们要求炸弹的主人将炸弹锁在柜子里，导火索单独放在抽屉里。

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Those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder.

那些希望禁止美国公民使用这种炸弹的人声称，如果你把一枚炸弹锁在柜子里，把导火线放在抽屉里，你就永远无法及时组装起来，阻止入侵者。

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It was highlighted by a cartoonish visual of a bomb with a lit fuse.

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Dozens of homes in central Berlin were evacuated ahead of the delicate operation to remove the bomb's mechanical fuse.

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In 2007 Warren Buffett told shareholders that public-sector pension funding was inadequate, and called it a time bomb with a long fuse.

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