On the firing line? 身处前线
<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="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>" <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: "<span word="Easy">Easy</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span>."</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gripe">gripe</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="sympathize">sympathize</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="plight">plight</span> - <span word="hardship">hardship</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="difficulty">difficulty</span>.</p><p><span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> "<span word="they">they</span>" <span word="either">either</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="group">group</span> ("<span word="we">we</span>") <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="basis">basis</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="empathy">empathy</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complain">complain</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="stays">stays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="directing">directing</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bunker">bunker</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="He">He</span>, <span word="therefore">therefore</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="death">death</span>.</p><p>"<span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>", <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span>, <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expose">expose</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="squad">squad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="bullets">bullets</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="shots">shots</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enemy">enemy</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="originates">originates</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="battlefield">battlefield</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="battles">battles</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="rifles">rifles</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="line">line</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="frontline">frontline</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="danger">danger</span> <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="protection">protection</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="healthcare">healthcare</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="treating">treating</span> <span word="coronavirus">coronavirus</span> <span word="patients">patients</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="masks">masks</span>, <span word="gloves">gloves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="protective">protective</span> <span word="gear">gear</span>.</p>
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