The mountaineers' spirits kept up against heavy odds.

在非常不利的条件下，登山运动员们仍然情绪高涨。

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I know there are heavy odds against any poem I write surviving after my death.

我知道很有可能我写的每一首诗在我死后都不能流传。

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Jenny: the thing I like most about them is that they did not play with a heavy heart even though at that time the odds seemed to be against them.

珍妮：他们最让我喜欢的一点是他们没有打得很沉重尽管成功似乎在跟他们作对。

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At the same time, and against the heavy odds of mental illness, he lives a life of public service as a local councilman and lay minister.

WSJ: Film Review: Life, Not by the Numbers by Joe Morgenstern