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”。

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。

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。

In America the car was a hard sell.

在美国，这辆车很难卖。

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。

Don't bother with the hard sell.

别给我来这一套。

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。

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。

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。