工作遇到困難卡關？快用這句英文表達「你的難處」！

不論是開會、寫報告、學新系統，職場練功的路上，每個人一定都會遇到一些比較不拿手的事情，英文我們可以用這句片語來表達「做某事有困難 / 有障礙」：

have + problems/ trouble/ difficulty/ a hard time + (in) V-ing…

其中 V-ing 前方已有習慣性被省略的介系詞 in，因此不須再接其他的介系詞。以下完整的句型用法說明：

① trouble 在此句型中為不可數名詞，視為單數。

Keith has trouble (in) remembering people's names, so he often just calls them "buddy."
凱斯不擅長記憶別人的名字，所以他總是稱別人「兄弟」。

I had little trouble (in) getting in touch with Marcy; I found her phone number quite easily.
聯絡瑪西對我來說沒什麼困難，我很輕鬆地就找到了她的電話號碼。

② hard time 在此用法下為可數單數名詞。

Helen has a hard time waking up in the morning, so she sets three alarm clocks.
海倫早上很難起床，所以她設了三個鬧鐘。

The test was very difficult, so Jenny had a hard time answering all the questions.
那次考試非常困難，所以珍妮答題答得很痛苦。

The students had a hard time (in) solving this math problem, so I gave them extra help.
學生們解不出來這道數學題目，所以我提供了額外的幫助。

③ problem 為可數名詞，因此在此句型中除了可寫為 problems，亦可寫為 a problem。

Danny had problems (in) finding a new apartment. It took him almost six months.
丹尼對於找新公寓這件事情很苦手，他花了差不多六個月才找到。

Andrew has problems (in) seeing the whiteboard, so I think he should get glasses.= Andrew has a problem (in) seeing the whiteboard, so I think he should get glasses.
安德魯看不清楚白板，所以我覺得他應該要有副眼鏡。

④ 可搭配 some（有些）、great（非常）、little（幾乎沒有）等字詞來修飾困難程度。

Katie had some trouble locating the restaurant because it wasn't on Google Maps.
因為那間餐廳沒有在Google地圖上，凱蒂很難找到它的位置。

⑤ 可在problem、trouble 和 difficulty 前搭配 no 表示「做…沒有困難」。

Andrew has no problem swimming in the rough ocean.
安德魯在起浪的海裡游泳也沒問題。