2018-11-27 Hurdle

1. The first big hurdle in putting your car on the road is getting insurance . 新车上路第一件事就是给车上/买保险。

This is perhaps the most difficult hurdle that we face. 这是我们遇到的最棘手的问题。

We'll jump each hurdle as we come to it.

You have  already overcome the first major hurdle by passing the entrance exam. 通过入学考试你就已经克服了第一大难关。

The plan fell at the first hurdle. 这项计划在第一关就败下阵来了。

2.中国学生申请赴美留学面临的一大障碍是托福考试。

TOFEL is a difficult hurdle that Chinese students face while applying for American universities. 

A big hurdle that Chinese students who wish to study in the US face is TOFEL.( 结构很漂亮。）

To get admitted to US colleges, Chinese students have to clear a difficult hurdle: TOFEL, an English language proficiency test.（ 换位思考，提供更多的信息，帮助读者理解）

3. 不论是学习还是生活中，我常因为开小差，忘了自己最初的目的，而不能按时完成任务。

A big efficiency hurdle that I face  is the lack of self-monitoring.

(在效率方面我遇到的障碍是自我监控不够。）