As soon as it was revealed that a reporter for Progressive magazine had discovered how to make a hydrogen bomb, a group of firearm fans formed the National Hydrogen Bomb Association, and they are now lobbying against any legislation to stop Americans from owning one.
当《进步》杂志的一名记者发现如何制造氢弹时，一组火器爱好者们成立了国家氢弹协会，他们现在正在游说反对任何阻止美国人拥有氢弹的立法。
"The Constitution," said the association's spokesman, "gives everyone the right to own arms. It doesn't spell out what kind of arms. But since anyone can now make a hydrogen bomb, the public should be able to buy it to protect themselves."
该协会发言人说：“宪法赋予每个人拥有武器的权利。它没有规定什么样的武器。但既然现在任何人都可以制造氢弹，公众应该能够购买它来保护自己。”
"Don't you think it's dangerous to have one in the house, particularly where there are children around?"
“你不觉得家里有氢弹很危险吗，尤其是周围有孩子的地方？”
"The National Hydrogen Bomb Association hopes to educate people in the safe handling of this type of weapon. We are instructing owners to keep the bomb in a locked cabinet and the fuse separately in a drawer."
“国家氢弹协会希望教育人们安全处理这种武器。我们正在指示所有者将炸弹锁在柜子里，导火索单独放在抽屉里。“
"Some people consider the hydrogen bomb a very fatal weapon which could kill somebody."
“有些人认为氢弹是一种非常致命的武器，可以杀死人。”
The spokesman said, "Hydrogen bombs don't kill people—people kill people. The bomb is for self-protection and it also has a deterrent effect. If somebody knows you have a nuclear weapon in your house, they're going to think twice about breaking in."
这位发言人说：“氢弹不会杀人——人会杀人。氢弹是为了自我保护，也有威慑作用。如果有人知道你家里有核武器，他们会三思而后行。”
"But those who want to ban the bomb for American citizens claim that if you have one locked in the cabinet, with the fuse in a drawer, you would never be able to assemble it in time to stop an intruder."
“但那些想禁止美国公民使用氢弹的人声称，如果你把一枚氢弹锁在柜子里，导火索放在抽屉里，你就永远无法及时组装起来阻止入侵者。”
"Another argument against allowing people to own a bomb is that at the moment it is very expensive to build one. So what your association is backing is a program which would allow the middle and upper classes to acquire a bomb while poor people will be left defenseless with just handguns."
“另一个反对允许人们拥有氢弹的论点是，目前制造氢弹的成本非常高。因此，你们协会支持的是一项允许中上层阶级拥有氢弹的计划，而穷人只有手枪就无法防御。”
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