1·Wild relatives of crops could be better suited to harsher climes, but efforts to collect and breed such crops are just beginning.
作物的野生亲缘可以更好地适应严厉的气候条件，但是收集和繁殖这种作物的努力才刚刚开始。
2·And as a final incentive, if the package fails to get through, harsher and more immediate cuts will automatically be imposed, in ways that politicians of both stripes would hate.
作为最终的激励机制，如果这一揽子计划没有获得通过，更加直接和严厉的财政削减政策将会自动生效，这个结果是两党政客们所深恶痛绝的。
3·After all, it could be that women value the friendships more, and so are harsher judges when they perceive a betrayal.
毕竟，这也可能是因为女性更看重友谊，以至于她们对朋友要求更严厉。
4·It has resisted calls from other council members for harsher sanctions against Iran's nuclear program.
中国抵制其他常任理事国要对伊朗核项目采取更加严厉制裁的呼吁。
5·That Mr Skilling's sentence was so much harsher than that of Andrew Fastow, the former chief financial officer whose role in Enron's collapse was far clearer, has also caused disquiet.
斯基林的判刑比安然前首席财务官安德鲁•法斯托(Andrew Fastow)严厉得多，这也引发了忧虑。法斯托在安然倒闭事件中的作用比斯基林明朗得多。