1.不可數或可數問題
A.表示抽象的“困難、費力、艱難、難度、辛苦”時是不可數名詞，此時既不能與不定冠詞連用，也不能有、以複數形式出現：
She spoke with difficulty.她說話很困難。
The changes were made with surprisingly little difficulty.
這些變化幾乎沒有遇到阻力，簡直不可思議。
He spoke slowly and with great difficulty.
他話說得很慢，而且很吃力。
They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.
他們面對困難表現了堅強的毅力。
perseverance [ˌpɜːrsəˈvɪrəns]
n.毅力;韌性;不屈不撓的精神
The tasks have been ranked in order of difficulty.
按照困難程度對工作進行了分類。
rank [ræŋk]
n.等級;軍銜;(尤指較高的)地位，級别;軍階;警銜;普通士兵;（團體或組織的）成員;隊列，行列;排
v.排列;把…分等級;屬于某等級;使排成行
adj.難聞的;惡臭的;(強調品質、狀況等)極端的，糟糕的;瘋長的
I think the problem can be got over without too much difficulty.
我認為這個問題不太難解決。
He found the place without difficulty.
他毫不費力地找到了那地方。
We found the house without difficulty.
我們輕而易舉就找到了這棟房子。
I stumbled through the piano piece with difficulty.
我斷斷續續地好不容易彈完了那支鋼琴曲。
stumble[ˈstʌmbl]
vi.絆倒;絆腳;跌跌撞撞地走;蹒跚而行;(不順暢地)說，讀，演奏
n.絆腳，失足;差錯，失誤;過失，失敗
I don’t have much difficulty with English Grammar.
我在英語文法方面沒有多大困難。
We found the house without difficulty.
我們輕而易舉就找到了這棟房子。
They discussed the difficulty of studying abroad.
他們讨論了到國外學習的困難。
I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave.
我費了好大的勁說服她離開。
I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood.
我毫不費力地表達了自己的意思。
Do you have difficulty getting up?
你能站起來嗎？
She has lots of good ideas, but she has difficulty formulating them.
她有很多好的想法，但就是不善于表達。
formulate[ˈfɔːrmjuleɪt]
vt.制定;制訂;規劃;構想;準備;确切表達;認真闡述
He's a real genius but he has difficulty verbalizing his ideas.
他确實是個天才，可是難以用語言表達他的思想。
verbalize [ˈvɜːrbəlaɪz]
v.用言語(或文字)表達
Teenagers often have difficulty expressing themselves.
十來歲的孩子在表達思想方面常常有困難。
She was having difficulty following his perverted logic.
她很難了解他那反常的邏輯。
perverted [pərˈvɜːrtɪd]
adj.反常的;變态的
pervert [pərˈvɜːrt , ˈpɜːrvɜːrt]
vt.敗壞;使走樣;誤導;誤用;腐蝕;侵害;使堕落
n.性變态者
I had considerable difficulty persuading her to leave.
我費了好大的勁說服她離開。
I was having difficulty in staying awake.
我正困得睜不開眼。
The patient was perceived to have difficulty in breathing.
發現病人呼吸困難。
B.用于指具體的困難、難處、難事、難點時，difficulty就是一個可數名詞：
Our jobs overlap slightly, which sometimes causes difficulties.
我們的工作略有重疊，是以有時引起一些困難。
overlap [ˌoʊvərˈlæp , ˈoʊvərlæp]
v.重疊;(物體或時間上)部分重疊;交疊;（範圍方面）部分重疊
n.(範圍方面的)重疊部分;(物體的)重疊量;(兩事發生的)重疊時間;交接時期
Every job has its difficulties and frustrations.
每個工作都有困難和令人懊惱之處。
frustration [frʌˈstreɪʃn]
n.挫敗;沮喪;受挫;懊喪;懊惱;令人懊喪(或懊惱、沮喪)的事物;受阻;阻止
The way ahead is strewn with difficulties.
前面的道路布滿艱難險阻。
strewn [struːn]
adj.布滿的;撒滿的
strew [struː]
vt.把…布滿(或散布在);在…上布滿(或散播);布滿;撒滿;散播在…
過去式： strewed過去分詞： strewed strewn
The public was more forgiving of the president's difficulties than the press and fellow politicians.
公衆比報界和總統的政界同僚更能體諒他的難處。
It was a time fraught with difficulties and frustration.
這是一個充滿困難和挫折的時期。
children with severe learning difficulties
學習上有嚴重困難的孩子
severe [sɪˈvɪə(r)] adj.嚴峻的;嚴厲的;極為惡劣的;十分嚴重的;重的;苛刻的;艱難的;過于簡樸的
Several pupils were designated as having moderate or severe learning difficulties.
幾名學生被認定有一定或嚴重學習困難。
designate [ˈdezɪɡneɪt]
vt.命名;指定;標明，指派，委任(某人任某職);标明;标示;指明
adj.(已受委派)尚未上任的;(已當選)尚未就職的
We've run into difficulties/difficulty with the new project.
我們在這項新工程中遇到了難題。
He got into difficulties while swimming and had to be rescued.
他遊泳時遇險，隻好靠人營救。
rescue [ˈreskjuː]
vt.營救;援救;搶救
n.救援;營救;搶救;獲救;營救行動
The bank is in difficulty/difficulties .
這家銀行處境困難。
The company has got itself into difficulties.
公司本身陷入了困境。
You have to admit that you are, in fact, in difficulties.
你不得不承認，你事實上是陷入了困境。
You soon get used to the little difficulties.
你很快就會習慣這些小小的不便了。
His increasing financial difficulties forced him to take desperate measures.
不斷增加的經濟困難迫使他采取了铤而走險的辦法。
financial faɪˈnænʃl]
adj.财政的;金融的;财務的;有錢的
n.金融統計資料;金融公司的股票
desperate [ˈdespərət]
adj.(因絕望而)不惜冒險的，不顧一切的，拼命的;絕望的;孤注一擲的;铤而走險的;非常需要;極想;渴望;極嚴重的
She had got into financial difficulties.
她陷入了财務困境。
I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours.
我遇到了一些困難，但與你的困難比起來就算不上什麼了。
Cases of breathing difficulties increase in lockstep with air pollution.
呼吸困難的病例随空氣污染的加劇而增加。
lockstep [ˈlɒkstep] n. 齊步走(步伐);同生同變
2.句型：要記住這個句型裡的difficulty是不可數名詞哦
have difficulty (in) doing sth 做某事有可能
have no difficulty (in) doing sth 做某事沒有困難
I had considerable difficulty (in) persuading her to leave.
我費了好大的勁說服她離開。
I had no difficulty (in) making myself understood.
我毫不費力地表達了自己的意思。
In her twenties and thirties she had no difficulty getting jobs.
她在二三十歲時找工作一點也不困難。
We have much difficulty ( in) understanding what he says.
我們要了解他說的話有不少困難。
Anyone around you will have no difficulty in telling his regrets.
你身邊的任何人都會毫不費力地說出他的遺憾。
Most people have very little difficulty in seeing why a Van Gogh is a work of genius.
多數人不難了解為什麼凡·高的作品是天才之作。
We should have very little difficulty getting him round to our way of thinking.
要說服他接受我們的思想方法，我們不會有多大困難。
They had little difficulty in getting away from the puppet guards.
他們不費事地從僞看守手中逃掉了。
puppet [ˈpʌpɪt]
n.木偶;傀儡
They had great difficulty in finding the house in the forest.
他們費了好大勁才找到森林裡的房子。
They had some difficulty in carrying out their plan.
他們在執行計劃時遇到一些困難。
I had some difficulty at first recalling why we were there.
剛開始回想我們為什麼會在那兒時我有些費勁。
I have some difficulty ( in) answering the question.
回答這個問題我有點困難。
I had some difficulty getting in touch with him.
我和他聯系有不少困難。