Difficulty需要掌握的要点    名词difficulty可以有三个常见的意思及两个需要掌握的要点，也是考试中常考的结构和短语。下面分述如下。 1．difficulty作为名词，常指“困难；难事；困境”。比如: Do you have any difficulty in understanding spoken English?你听懂英语有困难吗? He was determined to overcome all the diffculties.他决心克服所有的困难。 The bank is in difficulty/difficulties.这家银行处境困难。He was forced to stop going to school as his family was in financial difficulties 他因家境困难不得不辍学。 2．考试中常考结构：have difficulty in doing. 在这个结构中，只能用in doing，不能用to do。In有时可省略。比如: I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave.我费了好大的劲说服她离开。When we have difficulty in learning English, she will help us one by one.当我们在学习英语上遇到困难时，她会逐个的帮助我们。 When I have difficulty in doing anything, I will ask my father for advice.每当我做事遇到困难时，我往往向我父亲求教。 I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood.我毫不费力地表达了自己的意思。 3.短语in a difficulty(difficulties)表示“处境困难”。比如： Don't hesitate to turn to us if you are in difficulty. We are always ready to help.你要有困难，尽管来找我们好了，我们很乐意帮忙。 The film industry is in difficulty.电影业举步维艰。We can't remain indifferent when any comrade is in difficulty.同志们有困难我们不能不闻不问。It goes without saying that we should help a comrade in difficulty.同志有困难当然要帮助。