Many observers were quick to find in the Cranicks' burning house a parable for the increasingly harsh times in which we live.

许多观察者很快认为Cranick一家的惨剧正是我们生活中越来越多残酷时刻的写照。

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This gave our ancestors the freedom to store food for hard times, travel long distances and live in harsh climates.

这让我们的祖先在困难时期、长途旅行或恶劣气候条件下可以自由保存食品。

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Why is what works effectively and efficiently in normal times, too harsh in The Times of a bust?

一个平常行之有效而且高效率的政策，怎么就在危机时刻变得严厉了呢？

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Experts say treatment often was and in some cases still is condescending, and at times harsh and punitive.

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In my experience, most companies were sensitive to this issue and demonstrated at least some restraint toward compensation whether motivated by the harsh economic realities in their own companies or by the unseemliness of personally prospering in difficult times.

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That was harsh on the former Manchester United keeper after a performance that kept his team in the tie at times.

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