They formed up in battle line, infantry in the center, cavalry on the wings, artillery to the rear firing over their heads.

他们排成作战队形，步兵在中央，骑兵在两翼，炮兵在后面朝他们头顶上方开火。

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Any hostages in the firing line would have been sacrificed.

处在火线的人质也许早就牺牲了。

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Foreign banks are in the firing line too.

外资银行也首当其冲遭到指责。

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Goodwillie put Saints keeper Graeme Smith to the test inside the opening minutes after working along the goal line and firing in from a narrow angle.

BBC: David Goodwillie

His show, Firing Line, vividly demonstrated the mass appeal of conservatism and the absurdities of liberalism.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Mr Solbes, as the commissioner in charge of Eurostat, is particularly in the firing line.

BBC: NEWS | Europe | Q and A: Eurostat scandal