n. 烦恼, 麻烦, 困难, 动乱, 故障vt. 困扰, 麻烦, 使烦恼, 折磨vi. 烦恼, 费心【化】 障碍【经】 故障, 事故相关词组: save sb trouble give sb trouble stir up trouble lead to trouble ask for trouble borrow trouble get into trouble get sb into trouble get sb out of trouble have trouble with in trouble make trouble meet trouble halfway The trouble is that...
1. 用作名词，表示“烦恼”、“苦恼”、“困难”、“困境”、“辛劳”、“辛苦”等，通常是不可数名词，使用时注意以下句型或结构：
(1) have trouble (in) doing sth 表示“做某事有困难”，其中的介词 in 在口语中通常可省略，但通常不能改用不定式。如：
我们没花吹灰之力就找到了他的办公室。
正：We had no trouble (in) finding his office.
误：We had no trouble to find his office.
(2) take (the) trouble to do sth 在这一结构中，其中的冠词用不用均可，但含义稍有不同：用冠词，表示不怕费事或不怕麻烦而去做某事；不用冠词，表示尽心尽力或费尽心血而去做某事。如：
He took the trouble to show me the way to the station. 他不嫌麻烦为我去邮局指路。
My car has broken down....I'm in big trouble now!
我的车坏了，我现在麻烦大啦！
I'm having trouble digesting all this spicy food.
我很难消化这些辛辣的食物。
He has trouble in his eyesight.
他患眼疾。
He diagnosed the trouble that caused the engine knock.
他查出了引起发动机发出爆震声故障的原因。
I'm sorry to put you to so much trouble.
很抱歉给您添了这么多的麻烦。
※A certain amount of care or pain or trouble is necessary for every man at all times .A ship without a ballast is unstable and will not go straight.——Arthur Schopenhauer.Geman philosopher一定的忧愁、痛苦或烦恼，对每个人都是时时必需的。一艘船如果没有压舱物，便不会稳定，不能朝着目的地一直前进。德国哲学家 叔本华 A
※When something sensational happens to us, sharing the happiness of the occasion with friends intensifies our joy. Conversely, in times of trouble and tension, when our spirits are low, unburdening our worries and fears to compassionate friends alleviates the stress.——Ralph Waldo Emerson, American thinker 欣逢喜事，与朋友分享其乐，喜上加喜。反之，身处逆境，情绪颓丧，向富有同情心的朋友倾诉愁苦才会减轻痛苦。美国思想家 爱默生.R.W.
※Have no doubts because of trouble nor be thou discomtited; for the water of life's fountain springeth from a gloom bed.…
