Firing line的意思
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span>:</p><p><span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="worried">worried</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tactics">tactics</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="advertising">advertising</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="children">children</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tricks">tricks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lure">lure</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="junk">junk</span>.</p><p><span word="Food">Food</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="obesity">obesity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="naturally">naturally</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="target">target</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fast">fast</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>”, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> – <span word="or">or</span> <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="verbal">verbal</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> (<span word="criticism">criticism</span>) <span word="from">from</span> <span word="opponents">opponents</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Firing">Firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="term">term</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="weaponry">weaponry</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rifles">rifles</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="marched">marched</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="formations">formations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="arranged">arranged</span> <span word="rows">rows</span>.</p><p><span word="Soldiers">Soldiers</span> <span word="walking">walking</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="rifles">rifles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shot">shot</span>. <span word="Needlessly">Needlessly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span>, <span word="these">these</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hurt">hurt</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="soldier">soldier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="row">row</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shoot">shoot</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>.</p><p><span word="Hence">Hence</span>, <span word="metaphorically">metaphorically</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="as">as</span> “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>” <span word="are">are</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="criticism">criticism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.</p>
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