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<p>分享一个知识点解析：</p><p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>: <span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> - <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Jazeera">Jazeera</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorn">thorn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bush">Bush</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> - <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> “<span word="thorn">thorn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>”?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>: <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Jazeera">Jazeera</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Qatari">Qatari</span> <span word="pan">pan</span>-<span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="station">station</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arse">arse</span>, <span word="pardon">pardon</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="American">American</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="American">American</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Thorn">Thorn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span>” <span word="literally">literally</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gotten">gotten</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thin">thin</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thorn">thorn</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="torso">torso</span>, <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SIDE">SIDE</span> (<span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="belly">belly</span>), <span word="because">because</span> <span word="presumably">presumably</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thorn">thorn</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="body">body</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="easily">easily</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="THORNY">THORNY</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>(^-^).</p><p><span word="Imagine">Imagine</span> <span word="yourself">yourself</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="predicament">predicament</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thorn">thorn</span>, <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hands">hands</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="irritating">irritating</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annoying">annoying</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="issue">issue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="broken">broken</span> <span word="neck">neck</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brain">brain</span> <span word="tumor">tumor</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="bothers">bothers</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="nevertheless">nevertheless</span>. <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="itching">itching</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Of">Of</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="CAN">CAN</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="flesh">flesh</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="along">along</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="thorn">thorn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="overkill">overkill</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="that">that</span>?</p>
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