I braced myself, feet apart, trying to remember through my panic what little self-defense I knew.

我鼓起勇气，分腿站立，试图在恐惧中记起我知道的那些少得可怜的防身术。

youdao

Now I want to talk about an animal that has a fascinating set of defense mechanisms.

现在我想谈谈一种有着很迷人的防御机制的动物。

youdao

In those years, just after World War I, the military wanted to build an American highway system for national defense.

在第一次世界大战后的那些年里，军方希望为国防建设一个美国公路系统。

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I did not intend to fight unless it became necessary in self-defense and in the performance of official duty.

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I want to spend a little time suggesting and developing the way in which that defense could be undertaken.

下面我想花点时间,阐述一下这一观点。

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Harold Bloom has written, and I think he's absolutely right, that Milton begins Paradise Lost with a powerful defense against lateness.

哈罗德·布卢姆写道，我认为他说得对极了，他说弥尔顿,在《失乐园》的开头对这些“晚“进行了有力的辩护。

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And as Secretary of Defense, I also benefited from his work when he served on our Defense Policy Board.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

And I'm pleased to say that when it comes to the defense bill I'm about to sign into law, we've taken some important steps towards that goal.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama Signs National Defense Authorization Act

Since I am a defense analyst, I am mainly interested in what this means for BAE Systems (I advise BAE and many of its competitors).

FORBES: BAE Systems Pulls The Plug On One Opportunity, But With Plenty Of Others To Pursue