情景对话：

A: The teacher told my father that he was not to be a soldier when he was young, but he stayed the course and finally became an officer.

老师告诉我的爸爸在他小的时候，他不适合当一名军人，但他坚持不懈努力到底，最后终于成了一名军官。

B: He is really a tough man.

他真是一个执着的人。

A: So when you told me that I couldn't be a reporter, I know I can.

所以当你告诉我说我不能成为一名记者时，我知道我能。

B: Well, it would be a miracle.

那可真是个奇迹。

第一， 词海拾贝

stay the course

exp. To manage to finish something that is very difficult or unpleasant and takes a long time. （不畏艰难，坚持到底）

e.g. If you can't stay the course when things get a bit messy, then you just aren't cut out for this line of work.

如果你不能在事情有点乱的时候坚持下去，那么你就不适合做这一行。

e.g. The training takes years and a great deal of work, but if you stay the course, the rewards are fantastic.

训练是需要长久的时间和大量的功课的，但如果你不畏困难坚持到底，就会取得巨大的成功。

e.g. So many would-be slimmers fail to stay the course and fall by the wayside.

有很多想身材苗条的人没能坚持到底而中途败下阵来。

第二， 语汇积累

tough man：坚强的人

e.g. He was the tough man, sounding warnings and bringing bad news.

他是一个一丝不苟的人，敢于向人们敲起警钟，报告坏消息。

e.g. For once Brown, the tough man, was asking for support.

只有这一次，布朗这个硬汉开口求人了。