be hard won

The hard-won liberties should never be bargained away lightly.

好容易才获得自由,绝不能轻易放弃.

If anyone is to be dismissed when the company falls on hard times, it won't be Jack; he's dug himself in too well.

如果公司碰到困难时刻要裁员的话, 那是裁不到杰克头上来的. 他在公司里的地位是稳固的.

And thus, the "basic practice" that the Great BalanceTheory studies is actually a prolonged, hard "self-struggle" which can be won perhaps even after death.

因而，大平衡研究的“基本实践”，理论上是一场空费时日、艰难难耐、甚至是到逝世才干实现的“自我拼争”。

Vanessa: That won't be hard. Both their families have the same values.

凡妮莎: 这不难. 他们两家的价值观都差不多.

Whether this will work remains to be seen ( personally, I find it hard to believe that hearts and minds can be won easily amid a campaign of assassinations).

这是否会有效果仍有待观察（我个人很难相信刺杀行动会赢得人心）。

It must be borne in mind that the victory is hard-won .

须知胜利 来之不易.