tough-minded

Mr. Qi's background is in Chinese television, and "Fallen City," his first film as a director, is not the sort of formally inventive or tough-minded documentary associated with filmmakers like Wang Bing or Jia Zhangke.

赵琦来自中国电视圈，《殇城》是他导演的第一部影片。这部电影不是王冰或贾樟柯的那种在形式上很有创意或者很冷酷的纪录片。

The real need is for a cadre of trusted, tough-minded investors in any given company who can credibly commit to support strong management teams and to provide assurances to a broader investment community so that productive investments are made.

真正需要的是，任何给定的公司都有一批受到信任、意志坚定的骨干投资者，他们能够可信地承诺支持强有力的管理团队，同时向更广泛的投资界提供保证，以便做出有效益的投资决定。

In the new era, authoresses take their pens to describe the existence situation of females, reflect the historical and tough-minded fate of females and try to constitute a female's realistic world.

新时期女作家纷纷拿起笔关注女性的生存状态，思索女性历史、实命运，构建女性理想世界。