And its instinct was to attack.

当然这直觉就是攻击。

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Always remember that the Borzoi is a coursing Sighthound and follows its instinct to chase.

请牢记，猎狼是视觉猎犬，他会追寻他的本能去猎捕。

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Its instinct is to assume that nothing either for good or evil has happened, and to resist the invader.

这样的性子有一种本能，装作好事坏事均未发生的样子，以抗拒侵犯者。

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The current one offers Ennahda a second chance to rise above its partisan instinct to try to lock in its control over Tunisia, and to serve instead as an honest broker for all Tunisians.

CNN: Why Tunisia's leaders must resist urge for power grab

Labour may have given up its attachment to public ownership and controlling large parts of the economy, but its first instinct is still to distrust the market as a policy tool.

ECONOMIST: Bagehot

First, his early and sustained instinct to oppose privilege and all its trappings was admirable.

ECONOMIST: A great parliamentarian