Hand-held guns proved no match for heavy armor.
结果证明，手持枪械无法同重型装甲抗衡。
2.stand up for 捍卫
They stood up for what they believed to be right
他们坚决捍卫自己认为是对的事
3.aspire to 渴求
Mary is ambitious enough to aspire to conversational fluency in Chinese in four months.
玛丽雄心很大，竟想在四个月里学会用汉语流利地会话。
4.thanks to 多亏
I should like to extend my grateful thanks to all the volunteers.
我想对所有的志愿者致以衷心的谢意。
5.break through 冲破
Protesters tried to break through a police cordon
抗议者们试图冲破警察的封锁线。
