严酷的事实

tough out───生活艰难；咬牙坚持

tough titty───硬奶头

tough it out───坚持到底

tough target───难对付的目标

plough through───乘风破浪，破浪前进；吃力地钻研；费力地阅读；费力地通过

home truth───令人不愉快的事实；逆耳的忠言

of a truth───真的吗

rough cut───粗纹；粗切削

rough cuts───粗纹；粗切削

Mr Connolly hopes Indonesia and Australia can be “tough and rigorous” about dealing with the truth at last.───克诺利则希望印尼和澳大利亚双方终将一丝不苟地对待事实真相。

This is again an area where we have to acknowledge a tough truth.───这又是一个要求我们承认严峻事实的方面。

tough truth to learn because too many people think that having kids gives them the excuse to give up or not even try.───不争的事实是，很多人把“有了孩子”作为他们放弃继续努力的借口。