Sports fans who are turned off by the sometimes brutal intensity of ice hockey can tune in to the gentler figure skating competition.

有时过于粗暴的冰上曲棍球使运动迷们失去了兴趣，他们可以观看较温和的花样滑冰赛。

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One of Rosenberg's closest friends noted that, if he thought you had crossed him, he could be brutal: “He was always very honest—sometimes, perhaps, too honest.

罗森博格最亲密的朋友谈到，若他认为你反对他，他会残酷无情：“他总是非常直率，不过有时候，可能直率过了头。

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Sometimes what a good friend needs from you is brutal honesty, not a cheerleader.

有时候好朋友需要你勇敢的诚实，而不是一味的鼓掌。

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Although Japanese firms are now using surreptitious means to jettison unwanted managers, their methods are sometimes brutal.

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If there is one city in Brazil that showcases the stark and sometimes brutal contrasts of uneven development, it is this place.

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Ed's nemesis, Bud White (Russell Crowe), is a tough, sometimes brutal cop with limited abilities but a capacity for growth and change.

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