英语阅读：In one's cross hairs

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　　Reader Question: “A.I.G.'s Bailout Priorities Are in Critics' Cross
Hairs.”
        　　How do you understand “in Critics' Cross Hairs”?
        　　My comments: By definition, according to Merriam-Webster’s dictionary, a
crosshair is “a fine wire or thread in the focus of the eyepiece of an optical
instrument used as a reference line in the field or for marking the instrumental
axis.” Think of that like the lines at the end of a rifle to zero in on a
target.
        　　In the example cited above in reader’s question, the use of crosshairs is
for describing something at the center of one’s attention, or in view. Another
example of crosshairs used in that example could be understood with the
following sentence: The war on terrorism has put Osama Bin Laden in the
crosshairs.
        　　On a completely different note, crosshair can be found in the song lyrics
of Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand’s 2004 hit single Take Me Out:
        　　So if you're lonely You know I'm here waiting for you I'm just a crosshair
I'm just a shot away from you.
        　　In this case, by saying “I’m just a crosshair, I’m just a shot away from
you”, the subject is stating that he is very near and in view.