have difficulty V-ing |做某事有困難的英文有哪些說法?

在生活中,我們偶爾會遇到有困難的或有障礙的事情,例如背單字有困難、保持運動習慣有困難、找工作有困難等等,要怎麼表達呢?很簡單,可以用 have difficulty V-ing 的句型,共有四種用法:have trouble/difficulty/problems/a hard time + V-ing

注意,在這用法中,trouble是不可數名詞,difficulty取其當不可數[U]的用法,problems依據不同意思用單或複數形,a hard time用單數形,最後記得後面加動詞V-ing。

只要把 have difficulty V-ing 句型當模板一樣背起來,就可以隨意使用了!

一起來學習這個簡單又實用的表達法吧!

 

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have difficulty V-ing 的句型

I. have difficulty V-ing /have trouble V-ing:

  1. 在這句型中,trouble和difficulty屬於不可數名詞,不加-s也不與a連用。
  2. 用V-ing是因為省略介系詞in。
  3. 如果是強調「經歷過困難,也可以用experience difficulty+V-ing。
  4. 可與no, little, some, great連用,表示程度的差別。

The boy sounded so nervous that he had trouble making himself understood.

(這個男孩聽起來很緊張,以至於他難以讓自己被理解。)

→ have trouble + V-ing表示做某事有困難

 

Alice has such a poor memory that she has difficulty memorizing 10 words a day.

(Alice的記憶力不好,以至於她很難每天背 10 個單字。)

→ have difficulty + V-ing表示做某事有困難

 

The old man has great difficulty taking care of himself.

(這老先生很難照顧自己。)

→ have great difficulty + (in) V-ing表示做某事很有困難

 

After the car accident, Nicolas has trouble (in) remembering telephone numbers.

(車禍後,Nicolas很難記住電話號碼。)

→ have trouble + (in) V-ing表示做某事有困難

 

II. have a problem/problems+V-ing:

  1. 在這句型中,使用單數形a problem時表示遇到單一次問題,使用複數形problems時表示常常遇到的困難。
  2. 用V-ing是因為省略了介系詞in。
  3. 如果有明確的名詞,也可以用with + N代替V-ing的部分。

When Mr. Chen noticed that Ray had a problem pronouncing the word, he repeated it.

(當陳老師注意到Ray在這個詞的發音上有困難時,他重複了一遍。)

→ When Mr. Chen noticed that Ray had a problem with the pronunciation of the word, he repeated it.

 

The student is poor at math. He always has problems solving math questions.

(這個學生數學不好。他總是在解決數學問題有困難。)

→ 使用複數形problems

 

 

III. have a hard time+V-ing

  1. 在這句型中,通常使用單數形a hard time。
  2. 用V-ing是因為省略了介系詞in。

The children are having a hard time learning to use chopsticks.

(孩子們學使用筷子有困難。)

→ 通常使用單數形a hard time

 

The new baseball players are having a hard time getting used to their coach.

(新來的棒球運動員很難適應他們的教練。)

→ 通常使用單數形a hard time

 

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✏️牛刀小試 [正解在最後]

  1. The patient has trouble _______ capsules.
    (A) swallows
    (B) swallowed
    (C) to swallow
    (D) swallowing
  2. Hank is a heavy user of digital devices. He has _________ the habit of using them.
    (A) hard time to break
    (B) difficulty kicking
    (C) troubles with getting rid of
    (D) problems getting into
  3. Michael是一個很有自信的人。他在人們面前發表演講總是沒有問題。
    ____________________________________________________________

 

🔑 正解:

1. D

2. B

3. Michael is a confident man. He always has no problems delivering a speech in front of people.

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