英美文化赏析：买狗比买枪难多了
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="written">written</span>， <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="land">land</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="free">free</span>。</p><p>根据我们的立法，在这片自由的土地上，买枪比买狗容易。</p><p><span word="Buying">Buying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="store">store</span>? <span word="Background">Background</span> <span word="checks">checks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="periods">periods</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="slow">slow</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="down">down</span> -- <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span>。</p><p>到一家枪支商店买?背景检查和等待的时间可能会耽误一点时间——但只有一点点。</p><p><span word="Buying">Buying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="seller">seller</span>? <span word="In">In</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span>， <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="hoops">hoops</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>。</p><p>到一家个体户去买?除了少数几个州，简直没有什么困难就能买到。</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>， <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="than">than</span> …</p><p>事实上，买枪比以下几项都容易的多。</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="license">license</span></p><p>比考驾照容易</p><p><span word="License">License</span>： <span word="Submit">Submit</span> <span word="proof">proof</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="identity">identity</span>。 <span word="Pass">Pass</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="written">written</span> <span word="tests">tests</span>。 <span word="Drive">Drive</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="learner">learner</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="permit">permit</span>。 <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="pass">pass</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="test">test</span>。 <span word="Depending">Depending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>， <span word="it">it</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="completing">completing</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="license">license</span>。 <span word="Also">Also</span>， <span word="some">some</span> <span word="states">states</span>， <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Maryland">Maryland</span>， <span word="put">put</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="probationary">probationary</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="driver">driver</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="license">license</span>。</p><p>驾照：提交你的身份证，通过视力和书写测试。根据学习许可驾驶几周后，通过驾考。不同的州情况有所不同，你得完成所有的流程取得第一个驾驶执照。同样，在一些州，比如马里兰，你得通过几个月的试用期后才能拿到驾照。</p>
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