trouble

词:trouble

英英释义:to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

例句:He was troubled by his health.

2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)

我们都知道“trouble”是“麻烦”,不过我们这里要学习的是它的动词形式,表示“让某人感到痛苦或焦虑”。我们在口语和写作中都能用到它。

在口语中,我们想麻烦别人做某事时,可以先客气地说一句:I’m sorry to trouble you…

在写作中,trouble 是一个经常被低估的、想不到词。例如当我们想表示“担心”时,可能一下子能想到 worry,concern,其实这时候也可以用 trouble。

比如很多学生有无法集中注意力的问题,就可以说:

Many students today are constantly troubled by their inability to concentrate.

再比如,信息过载给很多人带来了压力,结果是很多人会买一些他们并不需要的线上微课,就可以说:

People are increasingly troubled by overload of information so much so that they end up buying many online mini-courses that they do not actually need.

很多国际一线城市交通堵塞严重,我们就可以评论说:

Many international cities, say Los Angeles, Beijing, and New Delhi, are troubled by traffic congestion.

3. 从认识到会用(作业)

1)翻译下面这句话:

最困扰很多二线城市的是人才的短缺。

(参考翻译:What troubles many second-tier cities the most is a shortage of talent.)

2对前途的焦虑,促使我买了一大堆实际没多少用途的网上课程。I was troubled by anxiety  about future, so that I have  bought many  online micro -courses that  they have no use of me.

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