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。