The man knew there was no nourishment in the berries, but he chewed them patiently with a hope greater than knowledge and defying experience.

这个人知道这种浆果并没有养份，但是他仍怀着一种不顾道理和蔑视经验的希望，耐心地咀嚼着它们。

This is a gravity-defying hat.

这是一顶傲然挺立的帽子。

Human beings are defying nature. Or at least we're trying to.

人类一直就在与自然抗争，或则说至少是试图与之抗争。

Yet financial institutions seem to be defying conventional theory.

然而，金融机构似乎正在挑战这一传统理论。

"Don't be too thin!" the age-defying supermodel told Self magazine.

“千万别太瘦了！” 这位在时光流转中依然光鲜年轻的超模这样告诉SELF杂志。

But it also has taken to defying Russia, with which it fought a brief war in 2008.

但是它也公然藐视俄罗斯，以至于两国在2008年有短暂的交战。

"Funny notion of defying the fates — to take a woman in tow, " comments one observer.

正如一位评论说的 “ 拒绝命运安排的可笑主张 — 拖上一个女人 ” 。

It was wrong to oust Mr Zelaya, but he in turn had behaved arbitrarily, defying court orders.

罢黜塞拉亚是个错误，但是谁叫他当初行事武断，违抗法庭命令呢。

Thailand's economy has picked up steam, defying predictions of a downturn in the second quarter.

泰国经济进展顺利，与之前2季度衰退的预测相悖。

But if Greece's partners bail it out, defying the euro's founding treaty, the currency will suffer.

但是如果希腊的同伴否认当初的欧元创建条约，这种货币将会遭难。

That would have meant defying the vested producer interests that give Mr Berlusconi much of his support.

那本来意味着无视既得利益生产者的利益，这些既得利益者给予Berlusconi先生很多支持。

The notion of American farmers defying the tide of capitalism to grow their own fuel is a glorious delusion.

认为是美国农民的利益激起了资本家们纷纷投入到生产自己的燃料的事业的说法只是个华丽的幌子。

In New Delhi in the early 1970s, my family traveled by scooter in the classic, death-defying Indian fashion.

上世纪70年代早期的新德里，我家基本靠那种经典的在印度风靡一时的流行小踏板代步。

Each day, defying curfews, crowds in Srinagar and several outlying districts gather to pelt stones at police.

抵制宵禁、大量人群齐聚斯利那加，更有一些边远区域的人群向警察投掷石块儿等等，这些每天都在上演。

Jerusalem staggers, Judah is falling; their words and deeds are against the Lord, defying his glorious presence.

耶路撒冷败落，犹大倾倒。因为他们的舌头，和行为，与耶和华反对，惹了他荣光的眼目。

That's because Apple's profit, seemingly defying the law of large Numbers, keeps growing faster than the share price.

因为苹果的盈利能力，公司利润增长超过了股价的升幅，看来它似乎是否定了股市中的大数定律。

Defying the notion that beauties don't have talent, Song relishes proving she is an excellent actress, not just a "star".

不愿被当做花瓶的她，一直在证明自己不仅仅是个明星，更是个优秀的演员。

A couple of film characters adept at martial arts and anatomy-defying leg splits face off at movie theaters this weekend.

本周末，两个擅长武打和夸张动作的电影角色将决战影院。

By defying industry fashion and exploiting the power of the "cluster", the world's biggest chemical company keeps growing.

另辟蹊径，巴斯夫，这家世界最大的化学公司，利用“聚合”效应，不断地发展壮大。

Achilles Heel: Lara’s a total thrillseeker, and her lack of reserve when it comes to death-defying stunts could be the end of her.

弱点 ：劳拉是整个一个大无畏，缺少三思后行的思考能力，当视死如归的场面出现，劳拉可能就终结了。

Skye is the spectacular rooftop pool of Hotel Unique, a luxury boutique hotel built in the gravity-defying shape of an inverted arc.

Skye是建在Unique酒店屋顶上的绚丽泳池，这座奢华酒店本身的建筑就有够特别，是违反地球引力的倒弧形。

That is the cry going up at Goldman Sachs after it chalked up recession-defying—nay, record-breaking—quarterly profits on July 14th.

7月14日，高盛逆市前行，创下了单季度的利润新高，人们为此欢呼雀跃。 雷曼兄弟瓦解之后，高盛也险些倒闭。

But if Greece's partners bail it out, defying the euro's founding treaty, the currency will suffer.Either way, the euro is in trouble.

但是如果希腊的合作者采取救援行动，挑战欧元的创建条约，这种货币将会受到损害，不论如何，欧元都遇到了麻烦。