It's only in defence of our ideas, or our beliefs, that we choose to raise swords in the first place.

只有为了捍卫我的思想或信仰时，我才会选择首先举起剑。

We have the character of an island nation – independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty.

我具有岛国的性格——独立、直率、热衷于捍卫我的主权。

Julien made this little memoir in defence of his position as little compromising as possible for mademoiselle de la Mole.

朱利安写了这本小回忆录， 以尽可能少地为拉鼹鼠小姐辩护。

In defence of the optimistic view, one may urge how rare it is to meet with an elderly man who harbours a repining spirit.

为了捍卫乐观的观点， 人可能会强调， 遇到一位怀有抱怨精神的老人是多么罕见。

After all, I thought—and perhaps the thought was laughably vain—we were here three very noble human beings to perish in defence of a thieving banker.

毕竟，我想——也许这个想法是可笑的徒劳——我这里是三个非常高尚的人， 要为一个偷窃的银行家而牺牲。

If you think, and in defence of Gregor Townsend, He's missed some big players this championship, and they don't have an enormous squad of high-end players.

考虑到， 且为格雷戈尔·汤森辩护一下，这次锦标赛中错过了一些重要球员，而且没有一支庞大的高水准球员阵容。

Cornudet raised his voice: " War is a barbarous proceeding when we attack a peaceful neighbor, but it is a sacred duty when undertaken in defence of one's country."

科尔尼代提高嗓门说：“是攻击一个爱好和平的邻国，那种战争就是一种野蛮行为；是为保卫祖国而战，那就是一种神圣的职责。”

When he takes the field, therefore, in defence of the public, as he has no revenue to maintain himself, he must necessarily be maintained by the public.

因此，当为捍卫公众而上场时， 由于没有收入来维持自己， 必须由公众维持。

The immense debt contracted in the late war in particular, and a great part of that contracted in the war before, were both properly contracted in defence of America.

尤其是战争晚期背负的巨额债务，以及之前战争中背负的大部分债务，都是为了保卫美国而背负的。

According to legend, Arthur was crowned king at just fifteen and went on to lead the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the mid-to-late- 400s, securing his place in the ranks of heroic kings.

根据传说，亚瑟 15 岁时加冕为王， 400 年代中后期领导英国抵御撒克逊入侵者，确保了英雄国王行列中的地位。

The war having been undertaken, it was said, in defence of the trade of the country, the merchants, who were to profit by it, ought to contribute towards the support of it.

据说，这场战争是为了保卫国家的贸易，从中获利的商人应该为支持它做出贡献。

They have rejected, therefore, the proposal of being taxed by parliamentary requisition, and, like other ambitious and high-spirited men, have rather chosen to draw the sword in defence of their own importance.

因此，拒绝了通过议会征用征税的提议，且像其雄心勃勃、意气风发的人一样，宁愿选择拔剑捍卫自己的重要性。

It was standing on the beaches of Normandy with otherworld leaders last month, remembering together all that was given in defence of our liberty and our values that most inspired me to come here today to give this speech.

上个月，我与世界各国领导人一起站诺曼底海滩，共同铭记为捍卫自由和价值观，我所付出的一切，这也是激励着我今天选择这里发表演说的原因所。

The greater part of the citizens, or those who governed the greater part of them, fought in defence of their own importance, which, they foresaw, was to be at an end whenever the ancient government should be re-established.

大部分公民，或统治大部分公民的人，都为捍卫自己的重要性而战，预见到，每当旧政府重建时，这种重要性就会结束。

As to the two former accusations, I was glad to let them pass without any reply, because I had not a word to offer upon them in defence of my species, which otherwise I certainly had done from my own inclinations.

对于前两项指控，我很高兴让它就这样过去而不作任何回应，因为我没有任何话可以为自己这一物种辩护，否则我肯定会根据自己的意愿进行辩护。

I think that is possible, but I will say in defence of the poor old United States, Katie, a country you're always very mean to, that if you look at a long-term chart of the 10-year Treasury yield, it's not going bananas.

我认为这种可能性是存的， 但我要为可怜的老美利坚合众国说句话，凯蒂，总是对它很刻薄。看一张长期的美债10年期收益率图表， 会发现它没有疯狂上涨。 基本上，自2022年末以来，收益率一直徘徊4%左右， 横向波动。 只看那张图表， 就会觉得现的利率更高了。

" If nothing have been foretold you but this, " replied the Queen-Dauphin, smiling, and thinking of the affair of England, " I would not advise you to decry astrology; you may have reasons hereafter to offer in defence of it" .

“除此之外没有任何其预言，”王太子微笑着回答，想到了英格兰的事件，“我不会建议谴责占星术；以后可能有理由为它辩护。”