As nothing less than control of the federal government was at stake, the convention was a bitter affair from the beginning.
由于控制联邦政府的斗争处于生死攸关的时刻，大会从一开始就是一场苦战。Clearly they are a team who are doing well and are not easy to score against, so it will be a tough game like always in Europe.
很明显他们是一支一直都非常出色的球队，并且不容易得分，所以这跟冠军杯一样是一场苦战。We knew it was going to be a hard-fought game as Villa are a tough team to beat at home but we played terrifically well.
我们知道这将是一场苦战，要在客场击败维拉并不容易。但我们踢得不错。The enemy finally issued a document of surrender, after fighting for three days and three nights.
经过我军三天三夜的苦战，敌人终于抵挡不住了，送来了降表。S. occupied Japan and effectively colonized the island of Okinawa, seized in a bitter battle shortly before Tokyo surrendered. The U.
而且事实上，在日本投降之前不久，美国通过一场苦战后在冲绳岛实行殖民统治，并建立了军事基地。As the NI crisis drags on, in the form of criminal investigations and the public inquiry, it could do Mr Cameron much harm in this slow way.
随着NI的危机继续拖延，此案可能会以刑事调查或公众质询的方式，让卡梅伦在漫长的苦战中元气大伤。But it is a difficult year to be an incumbent, and doubly so to be a proudly moderate incumbent, as Ms Lincoln is.
对于现任者来说，今年会有一场苦战，对像林肯女士这样骄傲的温和派现任者来说更是如此。Italy is at last reaping the benefits of a two-year campaign to regain smuggled antiquities.
意大利经过为期两年的追回走私古董的苦战，最后终于享受到了胜利的果实。And the battle was hard fought till the sun went down: and Demetrius was slain that day.
但亚历山大仍继续苦战，直到日落，德默特琉竟在这天阵亡。