强硬

Stricter curbs on paedophiles win votes. And to sound severe, such curbs must be stronger than the laws in place, which in turn were proposed by politicians who wished to appear tough themselves.

对恋童癖更为严格的限制会赢得选票而且为了给人以严格的感觉，那些希望借此表现得强势的政治家会提出比现有的法律更为强硬的限制。

Jacques Rogge said Wednesday that postponements were a possibility for some sports that are continued in several hours such as cycling.

中国是苏丹最大的海外支持者。他们组织了联合国对苏丹采取的强硬行动。

Religion provides the inspiration that allows the tough practicalities of social change to happen.

宗教提供了灵感，让强硬的实用性的社会变革都可能发生。

He is an abrasive New Yorker in a country that tends to elect hail-fellow-well-met types like Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.

他是个态度强硬的纽约人，而美国，却是一个倾向选则那些笑容可掬型的人，如罗纳德·里根及比尔。

If 'naive' investors dominate the market, the government's job is also relatively straightforward: to convey an unambiguous message to the tens of millions of investors that neither the principal nor the return on their stock investment is guaranteed.

还有一些投资者属于极度投机者，他们认为：1、政府不会过于容忍系统性的金融风险以及股市泡沫破裂对于实体经济的影响，因而可能会采取刺破泡沫的强硬举措。2、更重要的是，政府有充足的金融力量去修补股市泡沫破裂造成的任何损害。

But the unusual ferocity of the Chinese regime's response also points to three dangerous undercurrents.

但是中国政府异常强硬也反映出了三个威胁的暗流

The ACFTU forced Wal-Mart to allow it to establish union branches in its stores in China last year – a breakthrough at a company that has aggressively prevented unionisation at home in the US.

去年，中华全国总工会迫使沃尔玛允许它在沃尔玛中国商店内建立工会分支机构。对于一家在其本土一直强硬阻止成立工会的企业而言，中华全国总工会去年的行动，可谓取得了一次突破。

In the A.L., if that eighth batter gets on base you have to make a very tough out - the ninth batter.

在a.l。，如果你有八连击踏上基地作非常强硬科九届连击。

We think your guitar and bass are very tough.

昨晚看完你们的演出，我们觉得你们的吉他和贝司都非常硬朗/强硬。

EG: He hated to see her taking up this hard, uncompromising att itude.

他不愿看见她采取这种强硬的，不妥协的态度。

As she looked at Warrington's manly face, and dark, melancholy eyes, she had settled in her mind that he must have been the victim of an unhappy attachment.

每逢看到沃林顿那刚毅的脸，那乌黑、忧郁的眼睛，她便会相信，他一定作过不幸的爱情的受害者。

Maybe they'll disappear into a pothole.

也许他们将在壶穴里消失