So far , governments have courageously fended off financial catastrophe .

到目前为止，各国政府已经勇敢地挡开了金融系统的灾难。

He fended off some awkward questions from reporters .

他避开记者提出的某些尴尬的问题。

He fended off attacks and calls for his resignation - never lowering his guard .

他击退了对他的攻击和要求他辞职的呼声从未放松警惕。

They fended off invaders until about 2400 years ago when the wet rice agriculture developed in southern china was adapted to korea 's colder climate .

直到大约2400年前当中国南部的水稻农业适应了朝鲜较冷的气候时，他们都挡住了外来的侵略者。

Faith in markets has held sway as insurance companies have fended off calls for more government-financed health care , and as banks have engineered webs of finance that have turned houses from mere abodes into assets traded like dot-com stocks .

保险公司抵御住了增加由政府出资的医疗保健的要求，银行设计出各种金融网络，这些网络将房屋从纯粹的居所转化为可以像网络概念股那样交易的资产，对市场的信仰已经发挥左右一切的影响力。