Or I can hold my ground, and stand up for myself.

也可以坚守阵地 为自己而战。

Then I suddenly began to fear that upon me would fall the work of running; but I was afraid to run, and therefore, like the bear, held my ground.

然后我突然开始担心跑步的工作会落在我身上；但我不敢跑，因此，像熊一样，坚守阵地。