trade unions and special interests have repeatedly fought off attempts at reform.

贸易联盟和specialinterest(这是个什么机构，我不知道，欢迎指点)曾多次试图重组（经济结构）。

a woman from the us state of montana has fought off a 200lb (91kg) black bear with a courgette from her garden.

美国蒙大拿州的一名妇女，用自家园子种的西葫芦，赶走了一头200磅（91公斤）重的黑熊。

in your primitive past, when presented with challenges, you either fought off the threat or were eaten or destroyed.

在你们原始的过去，当面对挑战时，你或是战胜威胁，或是被吃掉或毁灭。

mike lawlor, a conneticut state senator, successfully fought off a ballot initiative to bring in a three-strikes law after a particularly horrible triple-murder in 2007.

2007年发生了特别惨烈的三连环谋杀案后，进行了一次旨在着手引进「三振出局法律」的全民投票，而康涅狄格州参议员mikelawlor成功地抵制了这次投票。

luckily, a wonderful man fought off my attacker and helped me buy my train ticket and then escorted me all the way here.

幸好，一个好心人帮我打跑了那个人，给我买了车票，然后一路护送我过来。

this time, though, he fought off his own negativity with shows of positive emotion. more important, belying his perfectionist’s style, he put the screw-ups behind him and won anyway.

但是这一次他内心的积极情绪战胜了消极态度，更重要的是，他无视掉了完美主义和糟糕失败，一心一意沖向胜利。

in the final game of the match berankis fought off four match points before melzer finally closed out the match.

在最后一盘比赛中，扬科维奇曾经顽强挽救了四个赛点，无奈最终丢掉了比赛。

it might have been even harsher, had mr geithner not fought off calls by white house aides who wanted to, for instance, set firm lending targets.

这可能是苛刻的，geithner先生不应与白宫想要帮助的对象争斗，例如，设定公司贷款目标。

continental fought off pirelli and they went their separate ways. both have had a bumpy ride.

大陆最终摆脱了倍耐力，二者各走各的路——都是坎坷之路。

katrina hodge, 21, or 「combat barbie」 to her fellow soldiers after she fought off a suspected iraqi insurgent, has won a place in the final of miss england 2008.

曾在伊拉克立下战功的英国二等女兵卡特里娜·霍奇，近日杀入了「2008年英国小姐」决赛。霍奇现年21岁，绰号「战斗芭比」。

every step of the way, he fought off opposition, and debated, often publicly, the shape and pace of the reforms.

改革的每一步，他都战胜反对派，经常公开争论改革的方式和步伐。

mr rumsfeld fought off stiff competition for the award from actor turned california governor arnold schwarzenegger among others.

拉姆斯菲尔德在激烈的竞争中战胜了所有对手，其中还包括现任加州州长、着名演员阿诺德·施瓦辛格。

these infections would usually be fought off by a healthy immune system, but a low cd4 cell count means opportunistic infections such as pcp (a type of pneumonia) can be life-threatening.

这些感染通常会被健康的免疫系统所抵御，但是较低的cd4细胞计数意味着某些机会感染，例如卡式肺囊虫肺炎（肺炎的一种），可以危及生命。

several weeks before farragut captured new orleans, a new kind of navy battle was fought off hampton roads, virginia. it was the first battle between iron ships.

就在法拉格特占领新奥尔良的几周前，一种新的海战形式出现在维吉尼亚海域的汉普顿（hamptonroads）上，这是铁皮战舰的第一次交锋。

the montana couple who fought off a bear.

山区的一对夫妇击败了一只熊。

an australian blue heeler dog which fought off an alligator to protect its elderly owner in florida has been honoured with a 「dog hero of the year」 award.

在美国佛罗里达州，一只澳大利亚布卢·赫勒犬为保护其年迈的主人而与一只鳄鱼捕斗，被授予「本年度狗英雄奖」。

mr. sheridan fought off laughter and soberly told her that he didn’t think it was a good idea.

希利丹强忍大笑，认真地告诉她这不是个好主意。

the site fought off a similar attack two weeks ago, he said.

他还说网站两个星期前刚打退了一次类似的袭击。

i had been brought up to memorize very long bible passages, and when i left home and was supporting myself so that i could continue my education, i fought off loneliness and fear by reciting.

我成长过程中，必须背下很长的圣经段落。 到我离开家庭，自己赚钱以便继续求学时，便靠背诵来抵挡寂寞和恐惧。

and the film does make a plausible case that bush himself conceived, promoted and justified the war, fought off objections to it and did not simply acquiesce to the arguments of others.

而本片的确提出了似是而非的证据，证明布什本人构思了、推动了并且合理化了这场战争，他力排异议，没有简单地对别人的意见加以默许。

jobs reportedly fought off a long list of would-be biographers over the years then chose isaacson, who’s written about henry kissinger, benjamin franklin and albert einstein.

据报道乔布斯在一大串潜在的传纪作家中考虑了很久才最终确定了艾萨克森，畅销书《基辛格传》，《本杰明·富兰克林传》以及《爱因斯坦传》的作者。

lincoln fought off death for nine hours - hardly within the ability of a man with a pre-existing condition.

而林肯是九个小时后死亡—如果一个身体存在疾病的男人是很难做到这点。

the teen fought off competition from black swan, jackass, inception and 127 hours to win his first mtv award.

这位「小天王」击败了 《黑天鹅》、《蠢蛋搞怪秀》、 《盗梦空间》、和《127小时》等大片，赢得了他的首个mtv大奖。

their immune systems also produced more cells that fought off illness-causing bacteria and viruses.

同时他们体内产生更多免疫细胞，可以更有效地对抗细菌和病毒。