determined
「determined」是「下定決心的」 ,例如:
Margret has determined on going to Iceland after graduation.(瑪格麗特決定畢業後去冰島。)
The government was determined to proceed with the election.(政府決定繼續進行選舉。)
Some people succeed because they are destined to, but most people succeed because they are determined to.(某些人成功是因為命中注定,但大多數人成功是因為決心。)
beat the odds
「odd」是「單一、奇特古怪的;幾乎不會發生的」,「beat the odds」 意思就是突破困境、挑戰不可能,例如:
We wonder how the scientists manage to beat the odds and keep the species going.(我們很好奇科學家如何設法克服困難、保持物種存續。)
Sometimes we live to beat the odds.(有時我們活著就是為了衝破逆境。)
The little girl struggled to beat the odds of her terrible illness.(這個小女孩創造奇蹟戰勝了可怕的疾病。)