“初次的问好和最后的告别，是世间最难开口的话。”翻译成英文是：The first greeting and the last farewell are the most difficult words in the world.
重点词汇：difficult
一、单词音标
difficult单词发音：英 ['dɪfɪkəlt] 美 ['dɪfɪkəlt] 。
二、单词释义
adj. 困难的；艰难的；(人)难对付的；不易相处的
三、反义词
easy
straightforward
四、短语搭配
difficult country〔ground〕 丘陵地区
difficult language 困难的语言
difficult position 艰难的境况
difficult problem 困难的问题
difficult sound 难发的音
how difficult 多么困难
rather difficult 很难
too difficult 太难了
administratively difficult 行政上困难，管理艰难
alarmingly difficult 惊人地难，困难得使人惊恐
conspicuously difficult 明显地难，突出地困难
五、词义辨析
difficult, hard这两个词均可表示“困难的”，其区别是：
difficult是较正式的用词，主要指智力方面的困难，多意味着“复杂”“难以处理”“难以了解”“需要智慧或技巧”; hard是口语用词，主要是指体力方面的困难，多意味着“不易做”。试比较:
Passing the examination is a difficult task.
通过这次考试并不容易。
The making of a road is a hard job.
筑路是项艰苦的工作。
六、双语例句
Young people today face a very difficult future at work.
如今的年轻人面临着充满困难的工作前景。
It was a difficult situation, when you think about it.
仔细想来，当时处境是很困难的。
Children can be difficult as we know only too well.
小孩子往往很难对付，对此我们都非常清楚。
It's very difficult to find work at the moment.
目前很难找到工作。
It is difficult to find work in the present economic climate.
在目前这种经济大气候下很难找到工作。
Why do you make things so difficult for yourself?
你为什么这样跟自己过不去？
The transition from school to work can be difficult.
从在学校念书到上班工作，这一转变有时候可真不容易。
We've done the difficult part of the job.
我们已完成了工作的困难部分。
Legislation will be difficult and will take time.
立法既费力又耗时。
Some people find this more difficult than others.
这件事有人觉得难，有人觉得不难。