But nature was cruel. By the nineteen twenties, erosion from winds and weather had removed a large part of the land.

VOA: special.2009.10.06

And by the time I'm 500,I become completely self-absorbed and I'm sort of a vicious,cruel,vile person.

00岁的时候，我变得完全自私,我变得邪恶，残酷和卑鄙。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

This all might seem very cruel but from a genetic standpoint it makes sense.

这可能看起来很残酷,但从基因角度行得通。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

For example, the reporter Nellie Bly was working for him when she investigated the cruel treatment of patients at a mental hospital.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

This cruel cold could make a man afraid of his own voice.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Iran's president also defended statements he made last Monday before a U.N.conference in which he called Israel the most cruel and racist regime in the world.

VOA: standard.2009.04.26