It wasn't easy scratching out a living in those hard times.

In writing about our hard times, we are apt to overuse the word " grim ".

在描写我们艰苦的日子的时候, 我们每每过多地使用 “ 严肃 ” 这个字眼.

More than once they had helped us through hard times.

他们不止一次帮助我们度过难关.

There is an old saying that in hard times public opinion turns to the left.

有一句老话说:在艰苦的时候,公众意见就左倾.

Sometimes, when they were very hard up, they sold something.

有时他们穷得实在过不下去了, 只好卖掉些东西.

When I was a kid, we were always hard up.

我小的时候, 家里总是很穷.

Now, by contrast, we're hard up against zero and have run out of monetary ammunition.

现在, 正好相反, 我们因这个零界而吃了太多苦头,而且,货币政策也弹尽粮绝了.

It happened at a time when I was hard up.

它发生在我缺钱的那一段.

These workers are always hard up for money several days before payday.

这些工人们在发薪日的前几天手头儿总是很紧.

As a college student, he is often hard up for money.

作为一名大学生, 他经常手头紧.

Whenever I'm hard up for money, he will empty his purse to help me.

每当我手头拮据的时候, 他总是倾囊相助.

The first touch current girlfriend's breast, found her nipple has been hard up.

第一次摸现任女友的胸脯, 发现她乳头已经硬了起来.

I was hard up for a new laptop.

我急需一台新的笔记本电脑.

If you are hard up, I can advance you some money.

你如果缺钱，我可以借些钱给你。

The country is hard up for technicians and doctors.

乡村急需技术人员和医生.

Her parents were very hard up.

她的父母手头很拮据。

The widow was hard up against it, ever so hard.

这位寡妇当吃了很多苦, 真是苦极了.

Instead, my friend was always hard up for cash.

相反, 我的朋友总是手头拮据.

He is pretty hard up for cash.

他急需现金.

Study hard , up and up.

好学向上.

The company is hard up for new ideas.

这家公司缺乏新的构想.