But it stopped me from doing the work that was too hard for me.

VOA: special.2010.08.01

So they were quite amused that it was a woman that was speaking to them and telling them about how hard life was, doing that kind of work.

而之后却惊奇地发现,跟他们交谈的是个女人,这让孩子们感到很有趣，也就对这些工作越来越感兴趣。

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It was extremely hard work under very difficult conditions.

VOA: special.2009.02.11

Scott Blackmun, chief executive officer of the U.S.Olympic Committee, said it was result of hard work "It says our athletes were well prepared, that they had a fantastic games."

VOA: standard.2010.03.01