starkly

This contrasts starkly with American and British schools, which boot them out long before an adult's work day is over. American parents must also square the circle of ultra-short holidays for grown-ups and absurdly long ones for kids.

这与美国和英国学校的做法形成鲜明的对比，这两国的学校早在成人下班之前就把孩子赶了出去。美国父母自己有非常短的假期已经是很困难的了，而荒谬的是孩子们却又很长的假期。

The recession after September 11 made me starkly aware that I needed more cash in reserve in my own company.

911事件之后的经济衰退让我彻底明白，我的公司需要更多现金储备。

Figures collated by Emmanuel Saez, an economist at Berkeley, make the point starkly.

伯克利的经济学家以马力·萨尔兹得出的数据更清晰地阐明了收入差距问题。