The next time you're faced with a choice that takes self-control, clench your fist or firm that bicep. Your will might firm up.

下次当你面临需要自我控制的选择时，握紧你的拳头或收紧你的二头肌。你的意志也会坚强起来。

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My stomach seized up like a clenched fist, and nausea rolled into me like a fever.

我的胃像捏紧的拳头一样痉挛，恶心像发烧一样涌上心头。

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Things were not looking so good for alien life in 1976, after the Viking I spacecraft landed on Mars, stretched out its robotic arm, and gathered up a fist-size pile of red dirt for chemical testing.

1976人们对于异星生命的存在感到很悲观。 当年海盗一号飞行器登录火星，用它伸出的机械臂抓起了一掊红色的火星尘土并进行了化学测试。

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The JPMorgan execs were making money for the firm hand over fist and racking up eight-figure bonuses for themselves.

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Before we could even look up again he slams his fist into the driver's door window and gestures angrily.

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She clawed her way back into the match to make it 4-3 in the second set, uncharacteristically pumping her fist in an attempt to psyche herself up for the comeback.

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