The Ox is a most appropriate sign for these difficult economic times, as it promises prosperity only through fortitude and hard work.

在当今困难的经济形势，牛是最恰当的象征，因为它寓意着只有通过坚持不懈的努力才能取得丰硕的成果。

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We made it through those hard times and we will make it through these.

我们已经度过了很多艰难时刻，也将度过未来的艰难时刻。

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"Everybody's talking about us not having a big squad, but we've got players who are prepared to go through these hard times, " Petrov noted.

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While the public at large may not know it, the members of the public employee unions have been suffering through these hard times right along with workers in the private sector.

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Earlier this week, after breaking through a political logjam that some of you probably saw if you were watching TV, Congress passed and I signed into law a bill that extends unemployment insurance to help people who've been laid off get through these hard times.

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