trying to find out the future using occult methods is an act of rebellion, an intentional act of defiance against god.
试图用神秘学的方法找到未来就是一个不服的举动,一个故意挑战上帝的举动。
al-zaidi「s act of defiance made him, at least temporarily, a national hero for many iraqis, with crowds gathering in the streets of baghdad to celebrate his very pointed insult.
most are a gesture of defiance against globalisation by encouraging local commerce rather than a rigorous economic experiment.
大多数对抗全球化的姿态是通过鼓励当地贸易,而不是通过一项严密的经济试验。
more important are the first signs of defiance in cosa nostra」s home town of palermo.
更重要的是,这些抗议是在「科萨?诺斯特拉」组织的家乡马勒莫城对其进行反抗的初次表现。
their first act of defiance is punished harshly.
他们首次的违背受到了严厉的惩罚。
is this the last act of defiance of the great tony stark?
难道这是伟大的托尼·史塔克的最后行动?。
but such displays of defiance belie a widening sense of despair among mr ahmadinejad’s opponents. a statement from an influential group of reformist clerics hinted at the change in mood.