Thus it is that firmness and strength are the concomitants of death; softness and weakness, the concomitants of life.

故坚强者死之徒，柔弱者生之徒。

A quiet firmness, and even cheerfulness, took possession of him.

种平静的坚定，甚至可以说是欢乐的情绪占据了他心头。

It's kind of, I'd say, one-up in terms of firmness from halloumi.

我得说，它的坚硬程度比哈罗米奶酪更胜筹。

At this point Jordan and I tried to go but Tom and Gatsby insisted with competitive firmness that we remain—as though neither of them had anything to conceal and it would be a privilege to partake vicariously of their emotions.

这时乔丹和我想走，但是汤姆和盖茨比争先恐后地阻拦，硬要我们留下，仿佛两人没有不可告人的事，仿佛以共鸣的方式分享他们的感情也是种特殊的荣幸。

He was by now so worn out that he could not resist my firmness.

他这时已经精疲力竭，所以是依着我的主意上了床。

All children were afraid of the dark and the only cure was firmness.

所有的孩子是害怕黑暗的，惟的办法就是决不迁就。

He was saying these things to give himself firmness.

他又自言自语，免得决心动摇。

In many situations, softness, not strength, weakness, not firmness, is the way to go, and we're better off yielding than fighting, adapting than opposing and submitting than dominating.

在许多情况下，应该选择的方式是柔软，而非力量，是软弱，而不是坚定，我们最好屈服而不是战斗，适应而不是反对，屈服而不是支配。

Yet it seems that some in the Philippines, encouraged by the US, have taken China's show of goodwill as a sign of weakness, and are intent on trying to test the firmness of its bottom line on sovereignty.

然而，在美国的鼓励下，菲方似乎将中国的善意表现视为软弱的表现，并试图触碰我国主权底线。

Miss Murdstone, however, showed her usual firmness of character (which she and her brother were so proud of) by checking that I had brought all my clothes back from school.

摩德斯通小姐则带着她惯严肃的表情（她和她兄弟以此为荣）检查了下我是否把我在学校的衣物拿回来了。

The sincerity, rectitude, firmness, and sweetness of this soft glance of a noble woman, who could dare all to save him to whom she owed all, at first astonished, then penetrated him.

艾娥达夫人为援救这位曾经为她赴汤蹈火的绅士，她敢作。她那脉脉含情的目光最初使福克先生感到突然，接着他整个心被这目光浸透了。

" I should never dare to say that I know the truth, " said the Mason, whose words struck Pierre more and more by their precision and firmness.

“我决不敢说我认识真理，”共济会会员说，他说话语气的坚决越来越使皮埃尔吃惊。

He said, I have long wished for another convention that would have the firmness to provide a strong central government...which we are afraid to do.

“我早就希望有个大会能够决心成立个强大的中央政府… … 这是我们害怕做的。”

" Won't; won't" ! Michael cried naughtily. Mrs. Darling left the room to get a chocolate for him, and Mr. Darling thought this showed want of firmness.

" 不要，不要！" 迈克尔不听话地哭闹。 达林夫人离开房间去给他拿块巧克力，达林先生认为这是不坚定的表现。

To nudge Iran towards normality, America needs to mix firmness with pragmatism, rather as it did in the cold war with the Soviet Union.

为推动伊朗步入正轨，美国需将坚定与实用主义相结合，正如与苏联的冷战中所做的那样。

You'll know it's done when the rice has just a bit of firmness left in it, and the texture is creamy.

当米的质地变得有点稠，但里面有点硬的时候，就完成了。

This brick is called the " Stabilizing Brick" and is still there today, symbolizing the accuracy and firmness of the construction of Jiayuguan Pass.

这块砖被称为“定城砖”，至今仍在，象征着嘉峪关建筑的精准和坚固。

He promised to act with " absolute firmness" to regain control of Litoral and to prevent the violence from spreading to other prisons.

他承诺将" 绝对坚定地" 采取行动，夺回对利托拉的控制权，并防止暴力蔓延到其他监狱。

Her eyes were blue flowers; her lips had a gentle firmness. In her fancy green suit she was like springtime come alive.

她的眼睛如蓝色的花朵，双唇间有着种温柔的坚毅。她身穿别致的绿色套装，犹如春天般生气盎然。

So, with Spartan firmness, the young authoress laid her first–born on her table, and chopped it up as ruthlessly as any ogre.

就这样带着斯巴达式的坚忍精神，这位年轻的女作者把她的处女作放在桌上，如同妖魔般冷酷无情地大肆删削了番。