Many companies take a stand against workstation disorder, but they say it is for pragmatic reasons.

许多公司采取的立场，是反对工作间里的零乱无序。不过它们都表示这是出于实际的原因。

Lauren: You know what I think? Our society should take a stand against every crime. Then things would improve!

你知道我是怎么想的吗?我们社会需要反对一切犯罪。然后犯罪率就会下降。

Thus, if your parents, boss, neighbors, or even spouse, take a stand against some of your behavior, you can see that as natural.

只有勇敢接受这些，你才能觉得你的父母，老板，邻居甚至配偶对这些事情的提出异议其实是很自然的事情。

Should people respect and tolerate everyone's opinions, or should people take a stand against opinions they consider to be wrong?

人们应该尊重和容忍每个人的观点，还是应该有人反对他们认为是错误的观点？

These incidents in my workplace embarrassed and infuriated me, and I felt the need to take a stand against such insensitive behavior.

这些发生在我工作场所的事情让我感到尴尬甚至愤怒，我觉得自己需要坚决反对这些冷漠的行为。

This is the kind of courage that you read about in storybooks - the courage to take a stand against great adversity, face the monsters and confront overwhelming odds.

这是一种你会在书中读到的勇气——是抵制不幸，面对恶魔和对抗极端不利条件的勇气。

Earth Hour started in 2007 in Sydney, Australia when 2.2 million individuals and more than 2, 000 businesses turned their lights off for one hour to take a stand against climate change.

“地球一小时”活动首次于2007年3月31日晚间8：30在澳大利亚悉尼市展开，当晚，悉尼约有超过220万户的家庭和企业关闭灯源和电器一小时。

Federal funding of stem-cell research has been withdrawn as a result of pressure by people-a minority among taxpayers-who take a moral stand against it.

因为受到了一些从道德立场上反对干细胞研究的人(纳税人中的少数)的压力，对干细胞研究的联邦资助被撤回。

There is plenty of time for Mr Zuma to take a public stand against this rotten press bill.

还有充足的时间留给祖马先生公开表示反对那项关于媒体的糟透了的法案。

The strategy sends a powerful message: countries are willing to work together to take a tough stand against the harmful use of alcohol.

该战略发出了一个强烈的信息：各国愿意共同努力，针对有害使用酒精采取强硬立场。

If London Marathon winner Paula Radcliffe can take ice baths after a hard race, you can stand a bag of frozen peas against your sore knees for 15 minutes.

倘若伦敦马拉松冠军保拉拉德克利夫在跑完艰苦的比赛后仍能洗上一个冰块澡，你也能忍受将一袋子冰豌豆敷在酸胀的膝盖上15分钟。

Who will take a stand for me against evildoers?

谁肯为我站起抵挡作孽的。

Take a firm stand against putting expediency above principle; bluff ahead of facts.

坚持不让权宜之计取代固有原则，不让浮夸掩盖事实。

Take a firm stand against putting expediency above principle; bluffahead of facts.

坚持不让权宜之计取代原则，不让浮夸掩盖事实。

I had learned again that I could take a hit and that there's more than one way to stand against aggression.

我又学到了一点，那就是我能够承受打击，对抗挑衅的方法也不止一种。

Mr Karzai told the gathering the people of Kandahar had to take a strong stand against the militants.

卡尔扎伊告诉与会人员，坎大哈人民必须采取更坚定的立场打击好战分子。

And they would take a deep breath before they fasten their clothes cinctures. As a result of doing this, they could only stand up with the support of their hands against the wall.

他们系衣带之前，都要长叹一口气，然后才束紧腰带，这样一来往往要扶着墙壁才能站起来。

In this way, from the very beginning, one has to take a stand of courageousness and fearlessness against adversity.

因此我们必须在逆境来临时就采取勇敢无畏的态度。