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1·The man knew there was no nourishment in the berries, but he chewed them patiently with a hope greater than knowledge and defying experience.

这个人知道这种浆果并没有养份，但是他仍怀着一种不顾道理和蔑视经验的希望，耐心地咀嚼着它们。

2·This is a gravity-defying hat.

这是一顶傲然挺立的帽子。

3·Human beings are defying nature. Or at least we're trying to.

人类一直就在与自然抗争，或则说至少是试图与之抗争。

4·Yet financial institutions seem to be defying conventional theory.

然而，金融机构似乎正在挑战这一传统理论。

5·Don't be too thin! the age-defying supermodel told Self magazine.

“千万别太瘦了！” 这位在时光流转中依然光鲜年轻的超模这样告诉SELF杂志。

6·But it also has taken to defying Russia, with which it fought a brief war in 2008.

但是它也公然藐视俄罗斯，以至于两国在2008年有短暂的交战。

7·Funny notion of defying the fates — to take a woman in tow, comments one observer.

正如一位评论说的 “ 拒绝命运安排的可笑主张 — 拖上一个女人 ” 。

8·It was wrong to oust Mr Zelaya, but he in turn had behaved arbitrarily, defying court orders.

罢黜塞拉亚是个错误，但是谁叫他当初行事武断，违抗法庭命令呢。

9·Thailand's economy has picked up steam, defying predictions of a downturn in the second quarter.

泰国经济进展顺利，与之前2季度衰退的预测相悖。

10·But if Greece's partners bail it out, defying the euro's founding treaty, the currency will suffer.

但是如果希腊的同伴否认当初的欧元创建条约，这种货币将会遭难。

反抗

1·They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another.

这个问题现在得到了解决，他们在反抗父母，同时又相互模仿。