单词tough-sledding
This was the MidAm [Mid-America Commodity Exchange] and it was tough sledding because nothing offset anything.
这是中美商品交易所，很难搞，因为没有任何对冲。
Oh, tough sledding there. It"s all even. Their fate hangs on the thumb of our final judge.
哦，困难的局面。双方打平了。他们的命运掌握在最后一个裁判的手里了。
But he acknowledged that the talks faced "tough sledding right now. "
但是，他承认，贸易谈判“形势极为严峻”。