It's only in defence of our ideas, or our beliefs, that we choose to raise swords in the first place.

只有为了捍卫我们的思想或信仰时，我们才会选择首先举起剑。

We have the character of an island nation – independent, forthright, passionate in defence of our sovereignty.

我们具有岛国的性格——独立、直率、热衷于捍卫我们的主权。

Here's what Rishi Sunak had to say to Sky News in defence of the government's approach to the inquiry.

以下是里希·苏纳克 (Rishi Sunak) 在为政府的调查方式辩护时不得不对天空新闻 (Sky News) 说的话。

Julien made this little memoir in defence of his position as little compromising as possible for mademoiselle de la Mole.

朱利安写了这本小回忆录， 以尽可能少地为拉鼹鼠小姐辩护。

In defence of the optimistic view, one may urge how rare it is to meet with an elderly man who harbours a repining spirit.

为了捍卫乐观的观点， 人们可能会强调， 遇到一位怀有抱怨精神的老人是多么罕见。

After all, I thought—and perhaps the thought was laughably vain—we were here three very noble human beings to perish in defence of a thieving banker.

毕竟，我想——也许这个想法是可笑的徒劳——我们在这里是三个非常高尚的人， 要为一个偷窃的银行家而牺牲。

When he takes the field, therefore, in defence of the public, as he has no revenue to maintain himself, he must necessarily be maintained by the public.

因此，当他为捍卫公众而上场时， 由于他没有收入来维持自己， 他必须由公众维持。

The immense debt contracted in the late war in particular, and a great part of that contracted in the war before, were both properly contracted in defence of America.

尤其是在战争晚期背负的巨额债务，以及之前战争中背负的大部分债务，都是为了保卫美国而背负的。

They have rejected, therefore, the proposal of being taxed by parliamentary requisition, and, like other ambitious and high-spirited men, have rather chosen to draw the sword in defence of their own importance.

因此，他们拒绝了通过议会征用征税的提议，并且像其他雄心勃勃、意气风发的人一样，宁愿选择拔剑捍卫自己的重要性。

The war having been undertaken, it was said, in defence of the trade of the country, the merchants, who were to profit by it, ought to contribute towards the support of it.

据说，这场战争是为了保卫国家的贸易，从中获利的商人应该为支持它做出贡献。