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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Actress Sharon Stone had seen his performance in that film and knew that he could stand his ground opposite her.

莎伦·斯通看到了他在那部影片中的表演，确信他有实力与她演对手戏。

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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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