On the last point, at least, tobacco 's sternest foes might concur with the senator.

也许至少在最后一点，烟草最严苛的敌人会和这位参议员持相同意见。

But cern is sternest challenges facing the alliance now lie thousands of miles away in Afghanistan.

但是北约现在面临的严峻的考验在几千公里以外的阿富汗.

Reserved people often really need the frank discussion of their sentiments and griefs more than the expansive. The sternest-seeming stoic is human after all;

沉默寡言的人常常要比性格爽朗的人更需要直率地讨论他们的感情和不幸，看似最严酷的禁欲主义者毕竟也是人。