For example, if we find it difficult to graciously accept compliments, this is probably a sign that we tend to be hard on ourselves.(比如，如果我們發現自己很難心安理得地接受贊美，這就可能是我們對待自己太苛刻的信號了。)

Looking at a computer screen all day can be very hard on the eyes.(成天盯著計算機屏幕可能會對眼睛造成嚴重損害。)

But running can also be hard on your body.(但是，跑步也可以令你的身體受傷。)

JEFF: I know, Mom, but it's going to be hard on you.(杰夫：我知道，媽媽，但是這太難為你了。如果有個護士幫助你就好多了。)

Being a writer can also be hard on the back; ask Philip Roth who often works at a stand-up desk.(當作家也對脊背不好；關于這一問題，可以問問飛利浦·羅絲。他經常在一張特制的工作臺前站著寫作。)

(be hard on) Nowadays, some parents are hard on their sons and daughters, asking them to learn English, to learn to play the piano, to learn painting, and to learn many other things as well.(現在有些家長對子女要求太高，要他們學英語，學鋼琴，學畫畫，什么都要學。)

And students can be hard on themselves in judging such behavior.(而學生們在評論這類行為時有時對自己過于苛求。)

I was so happy when I came to know about this though it would be hard on my company's part as well as there were many jobs pending that time.(當我知道的時候，我感到非常高興。雖然對公司來說會有一些麻煩，而且還有許多待完成的工作。)

Many psychotropic drugs have the unfortunate side effect of weight gain, and that can be hard on your self-esteem.(許多精神性藥品都會導致服用者體重的增加，而體重的增加又會影響自尊心。)

This, as you can imagine, can sometimes be hard on others, and we have to remind ourselves it's a good thing!(因此，你可以想像，周圍的別人怎么能忍受得了，我們必須不斷提醒自己，這是件好事啊！)