During tough times -- I mean we are in a recession right now -- this is like affordable luxury.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

Although this kind of talk about "armed prophets always win" is characteristic of Machiavelli, he likes this kind of tough talk.

虽然这种关于,“武装先知总是赢“的言论“,是马奇亚维利的特色，但他真的喜欢这种顽固的论调。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

And you know, that's tough for them but you know what, if you fall down,

对他们来说很难，但是如果你摔倒了，

不要放弃 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

A well-known example was when women's education groups objected to a talking Barbie that declared, among other things, "Math class is tough!"

VOA: special.2009.04.06

I had gotten in there from a tough high school I was the first to go from my high school.

我是从一所非常严格的高中考入那里的,我是我们高中第一个被普林斯顿大学录取的。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Beets much larger than that can be tough and have to be cooked for a long time.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

- She said, "When I was dating my husband-- this is thirty years ago-- we were having a tough time.

她说，，“我和我老公拍拖那会儿-,那是30年前的事儿了-,有段时间关系很恶劣。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

A tough cookie is not something you want to eat.

VOA: special.2011.02.20

None will break ranks, tough nations trek from progress.

没有人会掉队，尽管整个国家在牛车上缓慢前行。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

The team is a tough match for the pitcher.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

Yes,it's difficult. It's tough. It's unfair.

是的，那很困难，艰辛，不公平。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

"It is about the 10 games, and understanding that there is going to be tough moments along the way.

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

So it's a tough economy and you'd say, "Well geez, I want to do a startup. Is there going to be an investment out there? Well geez, I want to sell to customers and they're going to need to buy equipment to do things, or geez I want to appeal to advertisers, and there's got to be a consumer demand out there."

因此经济愈发不景气，你们会说“天哪，我想要卷土重来,会有人给我投资吗？,我想向人们出售产品,他们会需要买些设备来做事的，哦天哪，我想向广告商招标，总会有消费者需求的“

斯坦福公开课 - 微软CEO-Steve.Ballmer谈科技的未来课程节选

Akiva Eldar,a senior columnist with the Ha'aretz newspaper in Tel Aviv, says U.S.pressure may force Mr.Netanyahu to make tough political decisions.

VOA: standard.2009.06.09

It's tough, but if you work overnight you can do it.

这可能很困难，但你要是通宵熬夜的话，你是可以完成的。

How can I 实战 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

In the south central state of Arkansas,two-term U.S.senator Blanche Lincoln faces a tough runoff against Bill Halter, the state's lieutenant governor.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

We'll expect you come right back to do the quiz by the way, but the-- Boy, tough crowd.

顺便说一句，我们希望你能,尽快赶回来做测验，不过--呃，来宾应该不能答应。

麻省理工公开课 - 计算机科学及编程导论课程节选

"It was really tough but I will try to come again and maybe I will get it on the next try."

VOA: standard.2010.07.31

For all of his tough talk, Hobbes takes justice and the rule of law very seriously, far more seriously than, for example, does Machiavelli.

在他那些强硬的措辞中可看出,霍布斯对正义和法律的态度，始终是极为严谨的，比马基雅维利的态度要严谨得多。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

"I think it's going to be tough because of some of the other performances of last year, particularly Roger Federer."

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

It doesn't matter what's your feeling, just tough out, be a man.

自己什么感受不重要，只要撑住，像个男子汉。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

But although nearly 55 million people came to the United States last year, times were tough for the travel industry.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

and it was a very very tough period.

那段时间真是异常艰辛。

普林斯顿公开课 - 国际座谈会课程节选

Indian cricket star Kapil Dev is a member of the group and says the selection process is always tough.

VOA: standard.2010.02.11

So they thought, "Alright, if the company is so great, if we have such a bright future, why you don't do a better job for your employees than the other Internet companies?" It was a tough call for me.

于是他们觉得：“如果百度真这么好，如果前景真的如此光明，为什么不能在员工待遇方面,做得比其他公司更好呢？“，那时我感觉左右为难。

斯坦福公开课 - 百度CEO李彦宏演讲：全球最大搜索引擎的发展课程节选

One tough moment Bradley was asked to elaborate on was the loss to Costa Rica earlier in the week.

VOA: standard.2009.06.07

I rather suspect if J. J. hadn't gotten his Nobel, it probably would have been tough for Rutherford to get one since some of these guys stood on the committees.

我认为如果J。J没有得到诺贝尔奖，那么这也会是一件很困难的事,对卢瑟福来说的话,因为他们中的一些人和委员会的是一致的。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

(OMITTED) The winning candidate will face another tough election against Republican candidate John Boozman in the November general election.

VOA: standard.2010.06.08

Have there been any tough assignments that you've had to do?

你们有没有什么特别难的作业吗？

选择国际学的理由 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

You want tough guys up front; you don't want your front line being broken.

谁都希望把壮汉放在前面,因为谁也不想前排被攻破

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选