【句子】I can't understand why she'd go to so much trouble.  【Desperate Housewives S2E8】

【发音】/aɪ/ /kɑːnt/ /kænt/ /ˌʌn.də(r)ˈstænd/ /waɪ/ /ʃiːd/ /gəʊ/ /tʊ/ /səʊ/ /mʌtʃ/ /ˈtrʌb.l/

【发音技巧】can't understand连读；she'd go失去爆破；

【翻译】我不明白为什么她会不辞辛劳地来找我。

【适用场合】

今天我们来学习一下这个短语，叫做go to the trouble (of doing sth.)，可以理解成“不辞辛苦地做某事；不怕麻烦地做某事；费尽周折地去做某事”；你也可以说go to the trouble to do sth.；

看一下对应的英文解释：to make an extra or deliberate effort (to do something)，英文中我们也可以说：go to the bother to do sth.；或者go to the bother of doing sth.；

eg: Oh, you didn't have to go to the trouble of preparing the guest bedroom for me—I could have just slept on the couch!

啊，你不用费尽周折去给我准备客房，我就睡沙发上就行的。

eg: I knew I should do the dishes before going to bed, but I was too tired to go to the trouble.

我知道我应该在睡觉前把盘子洗了，但是我太累了，实在不想再折腾了。

eg: A: "Can I make you some lunch?" B: "Ah, don't go to the trouble—I'm too nervous to eat anyway."

A：“我给你做点午餐吃？”

B：“别费劲了，反正我太紧张了，啥也吃不下。”

eg: Why go to the trouble of washing them by hand?

为什么非要大费周章，用手洗它们呢？

eg: It's annoying, but I don't think I'll go to the trouble of making an official complaint.

这事儿确实很烦人，但是我觉得没必要费劲去正式投诉。

eg: I really don't want to go to the trouble to cook.

我真的不想费劲去做饭。

eg: He went to the trouble of calling every single participant.

他费尽周折，给每个参与者都打了电话。

【尝试翻译以下句子，并留言在文章留言区】

-- Should I go to the bother of cooking something for her to eat?

-- Don't go to the trouble. She can eat a sandwich.