1. Although negotiators are optimistic, the details are complex enough that they may be hard-pressed to get a deal at all.
    然谈判代表持乐观态度，但协议细节如此复杂，他们所面临的困难很可能使他们无法取得一致。

2. A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke.
    譬如，法国人听完一则俄国笑话可能很难发笑。

3. ´Look, sheriff,´ said Rockwall, ´don´t be too hard on us. I´m Rockwall Slinger and this is Merlin Greeves.´
    "好了，好了，司法官，"罗克沃尔说，"别使我们难堪。我是罗克沃尔.斯林格，这位是默林.格里夫斯。"

4. At 37, I left the coastguards and decided to try my luck by writing.
    37岁时，我离开了海岸巡逻队，决定试一试我写作的运气。

5. "Get off the train on the right foot," my mother tells us. "For luck in the new life."
    "为了在新生活中交好运。" "下车用右脚先着地。" 母亲嘱咐我们。

6. "They're freckles. Freckles are good luck, you know," I felt compelled to defend on his behalf, a bit too heatedly as I raised my voice above the noise of the kitchen.
    "它们是雀斑。你知道雀斑象征着好运。" 我感到我得为他辩解。我提高嗓门压倒厨房里的噪声，我自己也感到我太激动了点。

7. Although I still made many mistakes and was continually learning, I had finally reaped the benefits of all that hard work.
    尽管我还是常常出错，仍处于继续学习阶段，但我已尝到刻苦学习的甜头。

8. "He's having a really hard time in school — failing one of his really difficult classes. I'm worried about him."
    "他在学校日子真的不好过，有一门功课非常难，他不及格。我为他担心。"

9. "That's just an act," said Sandy. "Bill has a really hard time paying attention.
    "装装而已，"桑迪说。"比尔真的很难集中精力。

10. "I'm Aunt Esther Gubbins," she said. "I'm here to tell you you are going to live a good life and be happy. You will work hard and love each other."
    “我是埃丝特·格宾斯阿姨，”她说，“我来这里是想告诉你们，你们的生活会美满、幸福，只要你们勤劳、相爱。”