Keeping the gloves on? 手下留情
<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="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="on">on</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: "<span word="In">In</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="Debate">Debate</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Candidates">Candidates</span> <span word="Mostly">Mostly</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="on">on</span>".</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>, <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="parties">parties</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="participate">participate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="televised">televised</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="President">President</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="answering">answering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="voter">voter</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="ugly">ugly</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="names">names</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hurtful">hurtful</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> (<span word="latest">latest</span>) <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="nice">nice</span>, <span word="soft">soft</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="merciful">merciful</span>.</p><p><span word="Keeping">Keeping</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="on">on</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="off">off</span>, <span word="which">which</span>, <span word="too">too</span>, <span word="going">going</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boxer">boxer</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="boxers">boxers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="leather">leather</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opponent">opponent</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="torso">torso</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="fat">fat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="soft">soft</span> - <span word="lessening">lessening</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="softening">softening</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blow">blow</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lesser">lesser</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resulting">resulting</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="inflict">inflict</span>.</p><p>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="matches">matches</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="brutal">brutal</span>, <span word="gloveless">gloveless</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>. <span word="Boxers">Boxers</span> <span word="fought">fought</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="bare">bare</span> <span word="knuckles">knuckles</span>.</p>
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