I have seen speakers tell me to circle words like "the" and "and" in a desperate last-ditch effort to feel like the audience is listening to something they are saying.

我有见过类似的演讲者告诉我告诉我圈一下“ the ”和“ and ”，简直是拼了老命似的让自己感受到观众在听他说话。

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Recruiting outsiders is something of a last-ditch attempt to shake up the islands' inward-looking policing culture.

招募外国人，有几分像是动摇岛国封闭警察文化的最后一招。

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A last-ditch effort is a final attempt to succeed at something.

最后一投意思是最后一搏。

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The internet is a different animal, and people are swift to ditch something when they feel they have been had or being shown part of the picture.

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