But just now when you offered me your — er — collateral for my money you looked as hard as nails.

品提供给我时，你却显得像铁钉一样生硬。

And the counsellors—who look as hard as nails mostly—I saw, spared him as much as they could.

我看到那些辅导员——他们看起来大多像指甲一样坚硬——尽可能地饶了他。