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1、科技文献阅读与翻译原文红色字体为参考答案,自己酌情修改一下,以免雷同。SectionAIReadthetextcarefully,andtrytosumup(inonesentenceifpossible)thetwoorthreemainpoints,whichthewriterismakingGuncontrolAstudentoftheguncontrolissuewillreadilyperceivethearenaisindeedabroadone,inwhichwemuststruggletopr
2、eservetherighttokeepandbeararms.ItisastrugglewhichwilltestwhatevertheremightbeofgeniusinanyofusanditisonewhichwillmeritthedevotedeffortsofeverycitizenwhointhebroadestsensecanperceivetherelationshipswhichourBillofRightslibertiesbearonetoanother.Isuggestwebeg
3、inouraffirmativeroleimmediatelyintheareaofcrimecontrol.Thetruthisthatguncontroldoesnotequatewithcrimecontrol.Wehaveanadvantageinthisfactwhichwehaveneitherexploitednoradvancedconvincingly.Itisdemonstrablethatinthosesectionsofthecountrywheregunpossessionismos
4、tprevalent,crimeisleast.Encouragingly,manymoderateandreasonablemenamongouropponentsarebeginningtoseethatourproblemiscrimecontrolandthatguncontrolisnotgoingtohavemuch,ifany,effectuponit.Ofcourse,forreasons-oftheirown,someofthemstillsayguncontrolisdesirable.F
5、orthesepeoplewecanonlywonder,aswouldanygoodcitizen,whatitistheyhaveinmindforusthatourpossessionofgunsmakesthemsonervous.Aslongasweconcurthatanymeasureofguncontrolequateswithsomemeasureofcrimecontrolweareinagreementwiththosewhowouldeliminateourrights.Wewould
6、thenagainbebackedintodefensiveposition,heldforfortyyears,alwayslosingalittlehereandalittlethereunfitfinallynothingwouldbeleftus.Nogroupofgoodcitizenshaseverstruggledmoreconscientiouslyalongthenarrowpathway,betweenhopeandmoderationononehand,andthecoldfactsof
7、effortstoabolishourrightsontheother,thantheleadersoftheNationalRifleAssociation.EverygunownerinAmericashouldapplaudtheactiontakenbytheExecutiveCommitteeoftheNRAinWashington,D.C.onJuly12,1974:‘...theNRAopposesanyproposedlegislation,atanylevelofgovernment,whi
8、chisdirectedagainsttheinanimatefirearmratherthanagainstthecriminalmisuseoffirearms.Areasonabledegreeoforderinsocietymustprevailfirst.Criminalsmustbecontrolledfirst.wearethedecentpeople.Wetrytobereasona