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I did have a natural instinct.
我天生。
for smuggling contraband.　　
就有走私违禁品的才能。
Fortunately, back then a video camera.　　
幸运的是。
was a big as a bazooka.　　　
那时的摄像机有火箭筒那么大。
Here I'd been running away from violence.　
我的一生都想远离暴力。
my whole life, and I should've run towards it.　　
但其实我更该接近它才对。
It's in our nature.　　
这是人类的天性。
The earliest human skeletons had.　　
最初人类遗骸的肋骨腔中。
spearheads in their rib cages.　　
就有一个矛箭头。
Where have you been?　　
怎么搞这么久？
What if we had a customer?
如果客人来了怎么办？
God bless America.　　
上帝保佑美国。
Beware of the dog? You don't have a dog.　　
“当心恶犬” 你哪儿来的狗！
Are you trying to scare people?　　　
想吓人呀？
No, it's to scare me.　
是吓我自己。
Remind me to be aware of the dog in me.　　
随时提醒我内心中的恶犬。
The dog wants to fuck everything that moves.　　　
它想袭击其他动物。
Wants to fight and kill weaker dogs.　
和击杀弱小同类的狗。
I guess it's to remind me to be more human.　　
提醒自己要像个人。
Isn't being a dog part of being human?　　
做条狗和做个人不是一个概念么？

妙语佳句
1.instinct
n. 本能，直觉；天性
adj. 充满着的
Some scientists thought that fight between the male animals headed up from their instinct.
有些科学家认为雄性动物之间的争斗源于其本能。
2.contraband
n. 走私；走私货；战时禁运品（等于contraband of war）
adj. 禁运的；非法买卖的
These lenses might be just another beauty fad if not for the facts that they are contraband and that eye doctors express grave concern over them.
若不是因为美瞳彩片是违禁品，还有眼科医生们对这些彩片的深切担忧，它们也许会掀起另一波美容狂潮。
3.run away from
逃跑，逃离；从…逃出
Transferring should be about your academic and professional goals, not your personal convenience or your desire to run away from your current school.
转学应该是为了你的学习或职业目标，而不是为了个人的舒适便利或者逃离目前所在学校的愿望。
4.skeletons
n. 骷髅；骨骼（skeleton的复数）；流言（歌曲名）
Some children look like skeletons while others have swollen legs and hands, he adds.
他还说，有些孩子看着就像骷髅，还有一些孩子的手臂和腿都是肿的。
5.beware of
对…小心；谨防…
By how much the more, men ought to beware of this passion, which loseth not only other things, but itself!
因此，人们更应小心对待这种情欲，它不但使人失去其它的东西，连爱情自己也保不住。
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翻译
1.我的一生都想远离暴力,但其实我更该接近它才对。。　　
2.随时提醒我内心中的恶犬。
上期答案
1.However, it wasn't God I was trying to get close to.　
2.Of course, that would eliminate your opportunity for repeat business.