If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.
如果他們知道了鉆透那堅硬的巖石有多么困難，他們會喪失信心的。
新概念英語第二冊
Lesson 88 Trapped in a mine
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
n. 操練;鉆頭;軍事訓練;（應對緊急情況的）演習;
vt.& vi. 鉆（孔）;打（眼）;操練;訓練;
vt. 作…演習，操練;
?? 錐哦(諧音）: 練習 鉆孔
"After a long drill, the commander told his men to fall out."
在操練了很長時間以后, 指揮官命令士兵們解散.
近義：instruction, learning, schooling, teaching, training, tuition
adj. 困難的;硬的;有力的;努力的;
adv. 努力地;猛力地;嚴重地;沉重地;
n. 英〉硬海灘，登陸處;
"She attributes her success to hard work and a little luck."
她認為她的成功來自勤勞和一點運氣。
近義：strongly, rigidly, stiffly, resistant, resistive, steely
反義：malleable, mellow, mild, attenuated, softened, squashy
n. 巖石，石頭;搖滾樂;棒糖;<非正式>寶石（尤指鉆石）;
v. 搖晃;搖動;震動;
vi. 演奏搖滾樂;隨搖滾樂起舞;
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"an ageing rock star"
日益年邁的搖滾樂歌星
近義：oscillate, balance, swing, teeter, bob, waver
vt. 失去;錯過;遺失;耽擱;
vi. 損失;輸掉;走慢;降低價值;
?? 10(lo)個司儀(se) 遺失了
"It is easy for children to lose their self - esteem ."
孩子很容易失去 自尊.
近義：mislay, misplace, miss, waste
反義：prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer