I was still in the poor position without a gun.

我没有枪，仍然处于不利的位置。

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But I could not stop thinking about the two men who had died in the initial gun battle, and the people suffering without medical care.

但我还是会想起枪战开始时死去的两个人，想起没有受到医疗护理而遭受痛苦的人们。

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For example, a gun that was designed to function without humans could shoot an attacker more quickly and without a soldier's consideration of subtle factors on the battlefield.

举个例子来说，一把枪被设计成没有人也可以射击，它就可以更快地击杀袭击者，因为它不用像人类士兵在战场上对微妙细节进行考虑。

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