The Lion Guardians have been facing an especially difficult situation in recent times.

VOA: special.2009.05.05

So in retrospect, I think the way to deal with crisis, deal with challenge, deal with difficult times, is like this: First, you need to be realistic.

回首去年，我们应对危机，面对挑战时，所采取的方法就是：,首先，要变得现实一些。

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That's what we did during the difficult times back in year 2000, 2001, 2002.

这就是我们在2000至2002年困难时期,所做的一切。

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However,difficult economic times in the United States hurt the family's businesses.

VOA: special.2009.10.04

He says, "to succeed in many things or many times is 'difficult.' For instance, to repeat the same throw of dice 10,000 times would be impossible; whereas, to make it once or twice is comparatively easy."

他说,要成就很多事情,或成就一件事情很多次,是很困难的,比如,掷一万次骰子都得到同样的结果,是不可能的,但是,掷一两次却是相对容易的

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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma Wednesday opened the World Economic Forum on Africa telling delegates that they were meeting in difficult times.

VOA: standard.2009.06.10

"Big ears, big old jug ears like that." Pett says,cartoonists are essential to showing the lighter side of life, especially in difficult times.

VOA: standard.2010.03.20