I recommend not so many troops knocking down doors every night, but instead to sit down and drink tea, discuss what the people need, and bring them closer to the coalition.

我不认同那种友军用过的每天晚上挨家挨户敲门盘查的做法。我认为我们应该坐下来喝点茶，讨论一下阿富汗人民需要什么，拉近他们和盟军之间的距离。

youdao

The reference to knocking down doors at night is clear to anyone who has spent more than a couple of days here.

对于任何一个在这里待过几天的人来说，上校提到的“夜里挨家挨户敲门盘查”指的是什么都再清楚不过。

youdao

And for those already hurt, desperation to minimize losses has them knocking down the doors of financial planners and brokers they hope can help salvage some of their retirement funds.

FORBES: Pension Problems? Not For Brokers

This resulted in Patty again going up and down the street, knocking on doors, ranting.

NEWYORKER: Good Neighbors

They also provide a barrier between the affluent and beggars, junk collectors, basket sellers, fishmongers and job seekers that trawl up and down the streets daily ringing bells and knocking on doors looking for handouts, some on foot and some on horse cart.

CNN: Pistorius, and the psychology of walls