It is not easy to hold your ground in front of someone with a gun.

面对持枪者而不退缩并不容易。

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Before doing exercises with a gun all the cadets were explained how to hold it correcly and how to aim. Then they practised with sticks.

在持枪训练之前，学员们首先学习怎样握枪、怎样瞄准，然后再用棍子练习。

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You can't offer them a bag of economic goodies, nor can you hold a gun to their head.

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Families head for picnics on the coast, bored children demand entertainment, a weary fighter rushes home to meet a newborn son, and teenagers too young to hold a gun arrange football games instead.

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