今天我们要学习的句子是:
It was a real struggle to be ready on time.
要按时做好准备确非易事。
struggle 我们可能比较熟悉它的动词用法,但在这里它是一个名词,表示难事、很费劲的事 something that is difficult for you to do or achieve. 跟 effort 是近义词,所以形容一件事非常不容易,我们既可以用例句中的句型,It is a struggle to do sth, 也可以直接说 sth is a struggle, for example, Losing weight was a terrible struggle. 减肥是件很费劲的事。