During hard times, the grange organized political action groups to help elect officials who were friendly to farmers.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Even though a hard drive spins at 7200 times per minute or even faster, that's relatively slower than the speed of light.

即使一个硬盘驱动器的转速达到每分钟7200次,甚至更快，仍然比光速慢。

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

So, it's very hard to do it psychologically but at certain times you're in between and you're not going to get the benefit of that.

所以仅靠心理猜测去实施策略是非常困难的,但是有时候你会处在中间位置,你也不会从中获利。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

She says she wants the students to know that even when facing hard times, they can succeed.

VOA: special.2009.01.28

And the guys said, "Well, you know, The rooster works very hard " The rooster has sex dozens of times a day" " And she said, "Well, be sure to tell that to the president" The story goes, the president went around, the guy tells the story to the president The president asks the man, "Huh Has sex dozens of times each day ?" Same hen every time?"

那人回答说，“那只公鸡很卖力的,每天交配好几十次“,她就说“确保把这告诉总统“,然后总统走过来，那人也跟总统说了这事,总统问他,“每天交配几十次,是和同一只母鸡吗“

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

New protests groups would be formed in a few years when farmers once again faced hard times.

VOA: special.2010.04.15

A company that can keep its head above water can survive economic hard times.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

The Asia-Pacific travel industry is on the rise after two years of hard times caused by soaring fuel prices and the global economic slump.

VOA: standard.2010.02.04

If the airway is still blocked, the Red Cross suggests pushing hard five times along the victim's abdomen.

VOA: special.2010.08.17

Throughout Europe, when times were hard, people talked of going to America.

VOA: special.2010.05.13

Then you push hard on the chest thirty times.

VOA: special.2009.06.09

"As hard as it may be to sustain in these economic times, your commitments have never been more needed, they have never been more inspiring,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.23