We don't expect a girl skilfully driving her car to be demure, we expect her to be dauntless.
我们但愿一个女孩子谙练驾驶汽车时不要太自持肃静严重，而应是斗胆无畏的。This made him very vulnerable to the beckoning call of the dark side.
这让他对黑暗面的召唤难以自持。But this would have been outrageous for a queen who paraded her virginity at her coronation by leaving her hair down.
但对于在加冕礼上披散着头发以贞洁自持的女王来说，这必然会引起民众的愤慨。"Mr. President, " said the four-star general, barely to contain himself, "There's good news &bad news. "
“总统先生，”四星勋级的将军几乎难以自持地说，“我这里既有好消息也有坏消息。”Any country, if it worships force and seeks hegemony and expansion by dint of its power, is doomed to failure.
任何国家，自持强大，迷信武力，谋求霸权，推行扩张政策，注定要失败。No one could possibly understand how overwhelmed he was by the memory which flood up as he read .
看到了自己当年热情洋溢的情书，任何人都无法理解，有多少往事涌上心头，激动得不能自持。Expression of a distinct, strong emotions Indicates that people strongly broke down due to discontent increased.
表达鲜明、强烈的情感表示人因不满情绪的递增而强烈到不能自持There were tears flowing from the eyes of every person in the crowd.
那些值班的官员明显不能自持，许多人都流出了眼泪。Jack is overcome with emotion, knowing that he may never see his wife again.
杰克知道，他也许再也不会见到他老婆了，情绪波动使得他有些不能自持。