But for people who have a difficult time controlling their movements, this little navigational issue can be a really big problem.

VOA: special.2011.04.18

And one reason Bowman believes this is that we have such a difficult time in understanding other peoples and other cultures is that the very idea of defending one's honor has largely been devalued in the modern west.

鲍曼给出了一个理由,正是因为西方社会中,对维护荣誉的观念早已淡化,才导致他们对其他社会群体,和特定文化的不理解。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Isn't it difficult being a mother and a professor at the same time and keeping a balance between the two?

同时做母亲和教授是不是很困难呢？两者之间取得平衡不容易吧？

教授的梦想 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

They created more than fifteen thousand paintings and sculptures designed to lift the spirits of Americans during a difficult time.

VOA: special.2009.03.23

So I started to talk to the VCs and asking for $10 million at a very, very difficult time in Internet history.

就在互联网历史上最艰难的时期，我开始跟风险投资商接洽，向他们要1000万美元。

斯坦福公开课 - 百度CEO李彦宏演讲：全球最大搜索引擎的发展课程节选

Even a man with a good job had a difficult time feeding his family.

VOA: special.2009.10.29

But,it's hard,if you're fourty-seven years, your job is a pretender to the throne, it's difficult.He had a hard time getting around.

但是,如果你要花四十七年,去争夺王位,是很不容易的,他做得很艰苦

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

He says he had a difficult time finding enough lambs to do the job.

VOA: special.2009.07.14

Because this lecture is introductory, I'm not going to spend a great deal of time explicating the more difficult moments in his argument.

因为这门课是导读课程，我不会花太多时间,详细解释他的理论中的难点。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

But small farmers often have a difficult time getting their animals to market.

VOA: special.2010.08.03

But then also a little bit about your history, where you come from, some of your experiences which have helped you or informed your opinions on this very difficult issue that the entire world really is spending a lot of time trying to work on.

然后再谈谈你们各自的经历，你们从何而来，谈一些你们自己的经历,一些帮助过你们，或形成了你们,就这个复杂问题的观点,这个全世界都在投入大量时间试图解决的问题。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

Ms.Skloot had a difficult time gaining the trust of the Lacks family.

VOA: special.2010.07.21

Internet industry was in a very difficult time at that time, at that period, and we gradually realized that this company cannot really survive if we stick with the backend technology providers thing.

当时互联网行业正处于困境，如果坚持做后台搜索技术提供商,这个公司将无法生存。

斯坦福公开课 - 百度CEO李彦宏演讲：全球最大搜索引擎的发展课程节选

After her trip, she had a difficult time forgetting.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

That is a very difficult time for people in the Internet industry.

对于互联网行业来说,那是一段困难时期。

斯坦福公开课 - 百度CEO李彦宏演讲：全球最大搜索引擎的发展课程节选

The national security challenge comes at a difficult time for Mr.Obama, who later this month will mark his first year in office.

VOA: standard.2010.01.06

Now,that has changed, for sure; but,the centralization of the French government and the domination of Paris over the life of the nation is very difficult to change, over a long period of time.

现在,情况已经发生了改变,但是法国政府的中央集权化,以及巴黎在国民生活中的支配地位,在相当时间段内,都很难得以改变

耶鲁公开课 - 1871年后的法国课程节选

Others disagreed. In any case, it was not a good time to argue it was the Great Depression, and times were difficult.

VOA: special.2009.12.29

President Obama also spoke about the difficult time people in the Gulf area were going through as a result of the oil spill.

VOA: special.2010.06.18

The Democratic Party had a much more difficult time choosing a candidate for president in eighteen sixty-eight.

VOA: special.2010.02.11

America's third party at that time -- The People's Party -- had a difficult decision to make.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

"Many mothers deliver at home in sub-Saharan Africa and it's very difficult for them to get to a hospital or clinic which may be miles away in that time period.

VOA: special.2010.05.24

A spokesman for Gordon Brown says the prime minister's thoughts are with the singer's family at this difficult time.

VOA: standard.2009.06.26

Some women find it difficult or embarrassing to request a prescription from their doctors or to get the medication in time.

VOA: standard.2010.03.22

And,these are occurring at a time when the global economic crisis is making it more difficult to maintain good health, especially in the developing world.

VOA: standard.2009.05.18

"This is at a time when we are working to relaunch negotiations and we believe that these actions make it more difficult for our efforts to succeed.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

"I was one of these teenagers, and so I know how difficult it can be to break this habit when it's been with you for a long time,".

VOA: standard.2009.06.22

Reid told reporters he had been making overtures to Specter to join the Democratic Party for some time, even before the senator from Pennsylvania faced a difficult reelection contest.

VOA: standard.2009.04.28

Dubouchet says finding a full-time job is very difficult.

VOA: standard.2009.11.12

"It is an age-old problem in politics, where in general in American politics, the candidate who appeals most to the most fervent members of the party wins the primary and then often has a very difficult time appealing to the broader electorate."

VOA: standard.2010.05.19