difficult和hard    形容词difficult和hard都表示“困

difficult和hard    形容词difficult和hard都表示“困难”，但在使用时稍有区别。 1.difficult意思是“困难的”，强调困难的复杂性及难以处理，暗指需要智慧或者技巧才能克服。比如： She made life very difficult for me.她使我的生活变得很艰难。We are faced with a difficult choice.我们面临着困难的抉择。It's a difficult decision for any doctor. 这对任何医生来说都是一个困难的决定。 We've done the difficult part of the job.我们已完成了工作的困难部分。Some managers find it difficult to delegate.有些经理认为难以做到知人善任。 It's still extremely difficult to get tenure.要取得终身职位仍然极其困难。 2.hard意思是“困难的”，普通用词，比较口语化，多指体力上或精神上的困难，强调只有通过极大的体力或脑力劳动才能完成。做“困难”讲时大部分情况下可以跟difficult通用。比如： It’s hard for an old man to change his way of living.老人很难改变自己的生活方式。 That's a very hard question.那是个很难的问题。 It's pretty hard to explain.这事很难解释清楚。I find that hard to believe.我对此感到难以相信。Times are hard for the unemployed.对失业者来说，时世艰难。