Apolo Anton Ohno, who still sports his trademark "soul-patch" [of facial hair just above his chin, says his hard work has paid off.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

Somebody starts out poor and makes his way through hard work and dedication and effort to riches and success.

他白手起家,通过努力工作,奋发图强，最终得到荣华富贵。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I don't think it's fair to say that, you know, it's all on him, on his, you know, inherent, you know, hard work.

如果说这都是靠他自己辛苦挣来的，是他天赋所赐，我觉得这不算公平。

耶鲁公开课 - 公正课程节选

But he is hard at work. He and his team currently are trying to make algae that can change carbon dioxide back into fossil fuel.

VOA: special.2010.07.20

Mammon is the profiteer. Mammon is the goldsmith's son who wants to invest his talents with labor and with hard work in order to showa profit.

贪神是一位逐利者，他是一名金匠的儿子，想要,用自己的才智，劳动与汗水投资换取利润。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

This is because my father rolls up his sleeves and prepares to work hard.

VOA: special.2010.05.02

He constantly warns his son, who was kind of an n'er do well, that, "You better work hard, " Or, "You better work a little harder and pay more attention to what you're doing.

他不断提醒那一事无成的儿子,"你要加倍用功,哪怕只是稍微用点心,对你做的事要更上心

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

His work has been hard, and his life lonely and full of danger.

VOA: special.2010.03.25

He decided to overcome his physical weaknesses through exercise and hard work.

VOA: special.2010.08.05

His wrote that his body hurt because of the extremely hard work.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

His work speaks to the short, hard life he lived.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

His years of hard work paid off.

VOA: special.2010.01.13

He said his government will work hard to end piracy, but he said the problem of poverty will first have to be tackled.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

"It is kind of hard to believe sometimes when I look at his work to realize that one sheet of paper goes into each of the animals with all of the complexities."

VOA: standard.2010.03.17