Hard return, is to make others can see admit to your efforts.

辛苦的报答，就是让别人能看到承认到你的付出。

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Noticing the commotion, she reached into her purse for a handful of hard candies and offered them to the kids in return for their good behavior.

她注意到骚动，从钱包里掏出一把硬糖，给了表现好的孩子们。

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Once you have tasted the outdoor life in southern California, it's hard to return to Montana in winter.

一旦你体验过南加州的户外生活，再要回到蒙大拿过冬就会感到很难。

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"Many of these changes make it hard to return to a healthy weight, " he says.

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In general, PC games have always been hard to return to any store (with the exception of exchanging it for the same title).

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Since his appointment, Tung has worked hard to return China's trust.

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