desperate act

THE QUESTION of what drove my mother to her desperate act that humid night nearly nine years ago is the second most difficult thing I live with .

将近九年前那个湿热的晚上，我母亲到底为什麽会做出那致命的举动，是另一项让我难以接受的事。

First by my suicide , and then by the discovery of a note among my belongings that suggested a suspicious reason for my desperate act .

首先是我的自杀，然后是发现了遗物中的一个纸条暗示了我自杀的一个可能的原因。

Many saw in Mr. Jis desperate act a striking indictment of Chinas petitioning system , which has long been criticized for being ineffective and giving people false hope , and some worried that the attention Mr. Ji has received as a result of the bombing could encourage others to follow suit .

许多人将冀中星孤注一掷的举动视为对中国上访制度的惊人控诉。上访制度一直因效率低下、给人以虚假希望而受到诟病，一些人担心，冀中星在爆炸案之后受到关注，可能会鼓励其他人效仿。

A desperate criminal , act , robbery .

无法无天的罪犯、行为、抢劫。