Such calls were often hard sells. I had to be very firm.

我都是硬性推销（hard sells）。我必须非常坚强。

It's a hard sell in Israel to make a deal with Hamas.

在以色列，很难与哈马斯达成协议。

But that solution is a hard sell for consumers, even the most informed ones.

但这种解决方案很难让消费者接受，即使是最知情的消费者。

My wife's a hard sell, Frank, but her bull detector's pretty good.

我妻子不是很好说话，弗兰克，她能察觉出谎话。

But this only works if everyone does it, and that's a hard sell for walkers.

但需要每个人都这样做才有效，可对行走的人来说却不买帐。

In today's lower-wage economy, suggesting people do less work for less pay is a hard sell.

在今天的低工资经济中，建议人们少干点活，少拿点钱是很难做到的。

The second part, water recycling, has been a harder sell, because of what the industry calls the yuck factor.

其次，水循环利用很难被广泛接受，其原因在于业内所称的“恶心之物”。

In America the car was a hard sell.

在美国，这辆车很难卖。

Returning the fleet to service will be a hard sell for a public that's weary of Boeing's promises on safety.

公众早已厌倦了波音公司于安全问题上所作出的种种承诺，恢复服务对波音公司将是一件难事。

The second is going to be a hard sell.

第二个将是一个强行推销。

You're really giving the hard sell here.

你这明明是在强行安利。

But they have not amassed vast assets, in part because they are a hard sell.

但他们并没有积累大量资产，部分原因是他们很难出售。

Don't bother with the hard sell.

别给我来这一套。

I know it was hard selling that shoe, But you did the right thing.

我知道要你卖掉这双鞋很痛苦，但是你做了正确的事。

Boring but functional infrastructure that could most improve an area, such as roads and parking places, will be a harder sell.

乏味却实用的基础设施能够很大程度改善一个地区，比如公路和停车场，这些项目就很难说服人们投资。

Soon after, a hit-and-run accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break.

不久，发生了一起肇事逃逸的车祸，使父亲只能终身跛行。他工作勤奋，在芝加哥办公楼的工作人员休息时，他兜售糖果。

I called on possible buyers from a list of people I had never seen. Such calls were often hard sells. I had to be very firm.

给很多潜在买家打了推销电话，这样的电话叫电话推销，我必须非常坚定。

Regenerative products could be a hard sell, because the concept is tough to define quickly, says Julie Stanton, associate professor of agricultural economics at Pennsylvania State University Brandywine.

宾夕法尼亚州立大学布兰迪温分校农业经济学副教授朱莉·斯坦顿说，再生产品可能很难销售，因为这一概念很难迅速定义。

It was always a hard sell because with a terrestrial origin of flight-- flight that originated from running fast on the ground-- you're always working against gravity.

这总是很难推销，因为飞行起源于陆地——飞行源于在地面上快速奔跑——你总是在对抗重力。

How to incorporate more soy foods into your diet As a dietitian, Ms. Bragagnini has found that tofu is sometimes a hard sell when she recommends it to clients.

如何在饮食中加入更多大豆食品 作为一名营养师，布拉加尼尼女士发现，当她向客户推荐豆腐时，有时很难推销。