presence of mind

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Dangers will arise in any career, but presence of mind will often conquer the worst of them.
凡事都有危险，但镇定沉着往往能克服最严重的危险。
Surely no one who actually suffers from mental illness would have the presence of mind to try faking his way out of service.
当然，真正的精神病患者是不会镇定自若地伪造证据来逃避兵役的。
In the midst of the whole thing, Slater somehow had the presence of mind to grab two beers from the beverage cart, something that we won’t allow to go overlooked.
还有就是，在这些事件的过程当中，斯莱特还有那么点企图想要拿走饮料车上的两瓶啤酒。我们认为这也是不能被忽略的事。

"When you read a book, you are in direct contact with the mind of another human being, without the distraction of their physical presence, of their image,of their tics .

He unloaded several magazines, and had the calm presence of mind to fix the rifle after it jammed.
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the ability to make good decisions and to act quickly and calmly in a difficult situation or an emergency