She was a hard taskmaster.

她是个严厉的工头。

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His father was a hard man.

他父亲是个冷酷无情的人。

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There was a hard frost that night.

那天晚上寒冷多霜。

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Then,a hard cast may be put around the area of the break to hold the bone in place while it heals.

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You've had a hard life. That hard life, you think, is really what made you into the writer you are.

你的生活很艰难，你觉得正是那种艰难让你成为了作家。

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And kids were having a hard time in school just because of the language barrier.

在校的儿童们遇到的困难主要来自于语言沟通障碍。

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But in the meantime the spirit of new beginnings is a hard one to temper.

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Mr Obama prevailed despite lingering dissatisfaction with the economy and a hard-fought challenge by Mr Romney.

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It's a hard game to explain, and even harder when it's tangled up with politics.

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