"We will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make it very certain that this form of treachery shall never again endanger us ...

VOA: special.2011.06.02

And so, he attempts to defend this position, justify it to his disciples who are worried that it may not be true.

所以,他试图捍卫他的观点,并试图说服,那些怀疑这一点的学生们

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Now, who here wants to defend cost-benefit analysis from this apparent counter example?

现在，就这个明显的反例,有谁想为成本效益分析辩护？

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This means the body is less able to defend itself against infections.

VOA: special.2009.04.14

In the case of Nimes, N-I-M-E-S, which was largely a Protestant town, they knocked down the wall so the Protestants of Nimes could not defend themselves against this all-conquering Catholic monarch.

以尼姆为例,那儿曾经是一座新教徒的城市,但统治者们拆毁了围墙,所以新教徒们再也无法对抗,所向无敌的天主教统治者了

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