每日一词之trouble 复盘
词:trouble
- 基础篇
英英释义:to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
例句:He was troubled by his health.
- 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、想不到的词。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.
- 应用
翻译:最困扰很多二线城市的是人才的短缺。
What troubles many second-tier cities the most is a shortage of talent.
场景:困扰中国许多年轻人的是高房价。
造句:What troubles many young people in China is cripplingly high-priced houses.
场景:很多练习,进步甚微,这让他很苦恼。
造句:He was troubled by little progress after plenty of practice.
场景:和经理的谈话深深困扰着他。
造句:He was deeply troubled by the talk with his line manager.