mettle

Your inner mettle may not be easily altered, but with the right tool kit, some aspects of personality may be works in progress..你内心的气质也许不会轻易改变，然而如果有了一些正确的方法，一些个性将会不经意间地改变。

But as the crowd roared for the Italian, Li showed her mettle and held firm..然而，当观众为意大利人呐喊时，李娜展现了她的勇气，稳住了阵脚。

My Side of the Mountain, by Jean Craighead George. This is a story about a boy who decides to live in the woods, to test his mettle and do something different..珍·克雷黑德·乔治所写的《山居岁月》——故事所写的是一个男孩决定住在丛林里来测试他的勇气，做些不同凡响的事情。