It is difficult to fight down a desire to sleep.

克服睡意是很困难的。

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He tried to fight down his anxiety.

他努力克制他的焦虑。

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He had to fight down the impulse to sneak out.

他必须克制住想偷偷地溜出去的冲动。

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Republican Senator Bob Corker, who was involved in bipartisan negotiations before the talks broke down, said the plan faces a tough fight in the Senate.

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For him, and I quote him, "Fortune is a woman and it is necessary to hold her down and beat her, and fight with her."

他认为,"命运就是女人,必须控制并将她打倒在地,与其斗争"

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the battle took place over some land that was being contested on a frontier and they would go down to that area and pick a spot and there they would go and fight with one another.

战争爆发是为了争夺国境线上的争议地区,他们会到那个地区,挑好地方,然后在那里大打出手

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They love a fight down there.

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In one country, Japanese TV makers are not going to take this fight lying down.

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He lost it again to James Toney by unanimous decision in April 2005 but the result was rescinded after Toney tested positive for a banned substance and Ruiz retained the belt as the fight went down as a no contest, only for him to lose it for the final time to Nikolay Valuev eight months later.

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