英语四级口语对话(20)

　　小对话

　　A: I heard you were promoted today.

　　我听说你晋升了。

　　B: Yeah! What I've done in the past years is worthwhile. I have had a hard time for a longtime.

　　是的，过去我所付出的一切都是值得的。过去那种艰难的日子我已经过了很久了。

　　地道表达

　　have a hard time

　　1. 解词释义

　　此语的意思是“过得很艰难”。

　　2. 拓展例句

　　I have a hard time with my wife.

　　我和我老婆关系不好。

　　He would have a hard time contradicting her.

　　跟她作对，他不会有好日子过的。

　　Do stepparents usually have a hard time winning the confidence of their stepchildren?

　　继父母要赢得继子女的信赖是不是通常很困难?

　　But I believe we'll have a hard time convincing our clients at your price.

　　但是要说服我方的客户接受你们的价格很难。