I have trouble doing sth不是「我有麻煩」而是「我有困難」
面對不擅長或第一次嘗試的事情，感到困難是很正常的，這時英文可以用以下句型來表達「做…有困難」：
S + 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。
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