① have trouble/difficulty(in)doing sth.表示“做某事有困難”,have no trouble/difficulty(in)doing sth.表示“做某事無困難”。這里的trouble和difficulty用作不可數(shù)名詞,但也可用作可數(shù)名詞,如get into difficulties,face a lot of difficulties。
Do you have any trouble in doing it?你做這件事有什么困難嗎?
I have much difficulty in understanding her accent. 我很難聽懂她的口音。
He had some difficulty in translating the book. 他要翻譯那本書有些困難。
She has great difficulty in working out the problem. 她解決這個問題有相當(dāng)大的困難。
② take trouble to do sth.表示“盡力做某事”,后跟不定式,這里的trouble可用great,much,a lot of,all the等修飾。
He took much trouble to help me with my English. 他費(fèi)很多心幫助我學(xué)習(xí)英語。
She took all the trouble to bring up the two children. 她費(fèi)盡心血撫養(yǎng)兩個孩子。
③ trouble sb. to do sth.表示“麻煩某人做某事”。
May I trouble you to shut the window?麻煩你把窗戶關(guān)上好嗎?
Don't trouble him to come again. 不要麻煩他再來了。