Blaming a bad result on an offended spirit or a good result on divine favour is far more comforting than accepting the cold indifference of probability.

谴责违背精神的坏结果或者上帝庇佑的好结果比接受冷酷无情的概率更令人兴奋。

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Therefore, I not only like the appearance of daffodils, more like it, defying the spirit of cold, it inspired me to learn to overcome all difficulties.

因此，我不但喜欢水仙花的外表，更喜欢它不畏严寒的精神，它鼓舞我在学习上克服一切困难。

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He has been declared "persona non grata" for what the Russian foreign ministry called "provocative actions in the spirit of the Cold War".

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" Russia's Foreign Ministry blasted an act it said was in "the spirit of the Cold War" and "raises serious questions for the American side.

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The cold and calculating Hans may mock John for his cowboy mentality, his freewheeling spirit and his assumed affection for masculine film actors of the past (like Wayne).

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