VOA常速英语:Gun Ownership

You never know when at any second something might happen that you might need it.
你永远不知道什么时候会发生一些事让你用到枪。
Thats the point.Its not that you think its going to.
这才是重点。这个世界并不是像你以为的那样。
Its that you recognize the possibility that it can.
你必须意识到，有需要用到枪的可能性。
You recognize the possibility that there are evil people in the world who do evil things
你要知道世界上有很多坏人在干坏事，
and you have to be able to protect yourself against that.
而你要能保护自己不受伤害。
I think Im an average gun owner because, I mean, Im an average guy.
我想我是个普通的持枪人，因为，我就是一个普通人。
I mean, theres nothing really special about me.
我是说，我身上完全没有什么特点。
From an early age, dad would go out hunting, I went with him.
从很小的时候，爸爸就会带我一起去打猎。
You know, I was always in the woods with him shooting
我总是和他一起在树林里射击
and you know, at the range shooting, and, you know, thats just, it was a way of life.
有时候也在靶场练枪，这只是一种生活方式。
Were going to the Minerva Sportsmans Club, a local range that Im a member of.
我们要去密涅瓦运动员俱乐部，是一个本地的靶场，我是那儿会员。
This is my AR-15 pistol, Hungarian AK-47, Marlin Model 60-22 rifle
这是我的AR-15手枪，匈牙利AK-47，马林60-22型步枪
Heritage Rough Rider, the U.S. made rifle thats kind of a cross between an AK-47 and an AR-15,
驯马人左轮手枪，美国制造的步枪有点像AK-47和AR-15，
Spanish police pistol, SKS rifle, little Taurus TX-22, Ruger Mini-14.
还有西班牙警用手枪，SKS狙击步枪，陶鲁斯TX-22手枪，以及Mini-14狙击步枪。
I own more than a dozen firearms and less than I want.
我有十几把枪，但我还想要更多。
Well, for several different reasons.Like any other tool,
原因有很多。就像其他工具一样，
specific firearms are for specific purposes.I have rifles that are just simply, strictly for accuracy to try to put holes in a piece of paper far away.
特定的枪支针对特定的目的。我买步枪是因为它们的高精准度，让我能在远处击穿靶纸。
I have firearms for hunting.The majority of my firearms though are for defensive purposes.
我有专门打猎用的武器。我的大部分武器都是用来自卫的。
Over a period of years, thats what most people do.They get one here, then they get one there, then they get another one.
多年来，大多数人都是这么做的。他们逛完这家武器商店又去另一家，然后又买了一把。
Sometimes they tell their wife, sometimes they dont.
有时他们会告诉他们的妻子，有时候不会。
Sometimes they just, Oh no, Ive had that one for a while.
有时候他们会说，‘不是吧，这把枪我买了有一段时间了。
Yeah, dont you remember I bought that back then?
是的，你不记我什么时候买的吗？
Thats right.
没错。
So, this is Jason Spoon.Hes a friend of mine and a firearms instructor.
这是杰森·斯波恩。他是我的朋友，也是一名枪械教练。
His family runs the local gun shop here in town.
他的家人在在城里经营当地的枪支商店。
Whatd you bring with us today?
你今天带了什么？
Ah, I brought a duty pistol and a Henry Golden Boy.
啊，我带了一把值日手枪和一把金童猎枪。
Nice. Classic.
漂亮。很经典。
Yeah, I think between all of us,we have some pretty good representations of what kind of stuff people own around here.
是的，我想看看我们两人的枪，你就能知道这附近的人都有什么枪了，他们有的我们都有。
Yeah. Alright, lets go get some targets.
是的。好了，来打两枪吧。
Its wonderful if youre a duck.Its a horrible downpour
如果你是只鸭子那就好了。今天这场雨可真是够大啊，
but, you know, I dont really mind shooting at it once in a while
但是，我并不介意偶尔在大雨中射击，
because you cant always pick when you might have to shoot.
因为在真正需要开枪的时候，你可没有那么多选择。