To many people, a knife is associated with the image of a menacing, aggressive weapon, and therefore it should not be placed on a friendly, warm dining table.

在许多人看来，刀会是人联想到虎视眈眈、咄咄逼人的武器，因而不可在友好温暖的餐桌上占有一席之地。

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Carrying a concealed weapon is illegal in many countries.

在很多国家，携带武器是违法的。

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For many people, a knife is associative with a menacing weapon that should not find itself landing on a friendly, warm dinner table.

在许多人看来，刀会使人联想到虎视眈眈、咄咄逼人的武器，因而不可在友好温暖的餐桌上占有一席之地。

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Their only solace would be that it would steal the Republicans' thunder, and rob them of what many consider a potent weapon.

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Even if not directly threatened with a weapon, many students are nonetheless aware of the presence of guns and knives on their campus.

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But for all the rhetoric, it was less of a philosophy and more of a weapon among many in chief constables' armoury against urban criminality.

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