She had to force herself to stand her ground when she heard someone approaching.

听到有人走近时，她得强迫自己不要退却。

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Everyone mumbles along because no one wants his or her voice to stand out, and the person with the birthday forces a smile and looks at the ground until the song’s over.

每个人都咕哝着附和，因为谁都不想让自己的声音突显出来。 而那个过生日的人则在歌声飘荡的时候，强挤出一丝微笑，低头看着地面。

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For example, a beautiful lady who sees an old lady fall on the ground, she blames her in the way instead of helping her to stand up.

例如，一个漂亮的女士看到一位老太太摔倒在地而不去扶她起来。

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Is she the kind of person who can stand her ground and make her choices?

BBC: vicky pryce

Florida's law states that a person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in any place where he or she has a right to be has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force ... to prevent death or great bodily harm.

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