But the economics of nuclear power are thorny.

但是，核能的经济性问题十分棘手。

And here we stray into the thorny territory of medical ethics.

由此我们进入了医学伦理学的棘手领域。

But Democrats face an even thornier problem than Republicans.

但民主党人面临的问题比共和党人更棘手。

The coming use of autonomous vehicles, for example, poses thorny ethical questions.

最强力的一个例证就是即将投入使用的无人驾驶汽车。

The high court is left to deal with a thorny issue.

高等法院负责处理棘手问题。

Our country has braved thorny paths and confronted stormy weather over the past seventy years.

70披荆斩棘，70风。

The question of who should pay for reskilling is a thorny one.

谁应该为再培训付费的问题是一个棘手的问题。

The state of Western Sahara is likely to remain a thorny issue.

西撒哈拉问题依然非常棘手。

On the way home, he had to ride through a thorny black wood.

在回家的路上，他要骑马穿过一片荆棘遍地的黑暗丛林。

But what to do with him has been one of the most thorny issues.

但如何处置他一直是最棘手的问题之一。

At the same time, the policy addresses none of the truly thorny questions about homework.

同时，该政策没有处理家庭作业真正棘手的问题。

They divert moisture from the driest, hottest badlands and carry rainfall to thorny jungles.

它们将水分从最干燥、最热的荒地转移并以降的形式带到丛林中。

On the agenda is trade but also the thorny problem of North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

此行的议是贸易，以及朝鲜核威胁的棘手问题。

Migration from Central America is a thorny political issue for the administration

对政府来说，来自中美洲的移民是一个棘手的政治问题。

She charges between 10pennies for advice on little, everyday worries and 1 pound for thornier problems.

咨询费用不等，咨询生活琐事需10便士，咨询棘手的问题需1英镑。

But the thorny acacia are more numerous on the open savanna, where they need to defend themselves.

而有刺的金合欢树更多地长在开阔的热带草原中，在那，它们需要保护自己。

THE nine justices on America's Supreme Court must apply their minds to the thorniest of legal questions.

美国最高法院的九位法官全力专注于处理这最棘手的法律问题。

The thorny issue was even raised during meetings this month of China's parliament and its advisory body.

这一棘手的问题甚至在中国本月的两会期间被提出。

And being thorny still gets me in trouble.

你这带刺的态度还是会刺伤我。

Well, what did I do to deserve such a thorny welcome?

我做了什么 竟得到这种伤人的欢迎方式？