Poverty has become a critical issue in today's world.

贫穷如今已经成为了一个很峻的问题。

This grim trend is expected to accelerate.

这一峻的趋势预计将加速。

It's grim and it's not getting better.

情况很峻，而且不会好转。

We shouldn't be daunted by the challenges we face.

峻的挑战不会击垮我们。

Its legacy in Turkey has been grim.

葛兰在土耳其的遗留问题峻。

The challenge is getting tougher and tougher.

挑战越来越峻。

The president's back was increasingly up against the wall here.

总统的困境日益峻。

The most severe part of the dry season is almost over.

峻的旱季即将结束。

Actually, the Republicans' plight may be still bleaker.

共和党人面临的问题或许更加峻。

But Mr.Kerry said they would meet tough challenges ahead.

但是他们讲面临峻的挑战。

This continues to be a severe situation.

这仍然是一个峻的形势。

For all the clumsiness of the sequester, it is imposing new rigours.

预算扣押的弊端正在带来新的峻。

A very bad fire, a lot of people trapped at the top.

火势峻，很多人被困在高层。

Well, and it's because this was such a dire situation, as well.

嗯，因为当时的情况峻。

At the start of the year the market already faced bitter prospects.

年初，市场已经面临峻的前景。

I don't think, I don't think you look remotely daunted to me.

一点都不，我一点都不觉得峻。

And we do start with some very serious news out of Israel.

首先是来自以色列的非常峻的消息。

Puerto Rico will likely find itself in even more dire circumstances.

波多黎各可能会陷入更峻的局势。

Now it also comes at a particularly bad time.

另外，误炸发生在非常峻的时刻。

At the age of nine he ends up in a miserable, grim workhouse.

他九岁时，在一个悲惨、峻的作坊工作。