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Go through a rough patch 经历一段困难时期

Episode 260224 / 24 Feb 2026

节目简介

人生并不总是一帆风顺，就像开车时会遇到 “smooth（平坦的）” 大道和 “rough（颠簸的）” 小路一样。英语表达 “go through a rough patch” 就用 “rough（困难的，颠簸的）” 和 “patch（一段时间）” 来形容 “经历一段困难时期”。听节目，跟主持人菲菲和 Phil 学习这个表达的用法。

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（关于台词的备注: 请注意这不是广播节目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能没有体现录制、编辑过程中对节目做出的改变。）

Feifei 
Hello and welcome to Authentic Real English, where we explain phrases and expressions used by fluent English speakers so that you can use them too. I'm Feifei.

Phil
Oh, and I'm Phil.

Feifei
Phil, I was waiting for you to get off your phone before we could start recording this.

Phil
Sorry, I've got a friend who's going through a bit of a rough patch. He's feeling quite down, so I rang him for a chat to see if I could cheer him up. 

Feifei
Ah, OK. But why don't we learn how to use that phrase you just used – go through a rough patch.

Phil
OK, well, the two key words are 'rough' and 'patch'. 'Rough' is the opposite of smooth, and 'patch' can refer to a piece of land. Imagine you're driving along a smooth road – it's nice and easy to drive along, and then you hit a rough patch of road – it's gets bumpy, it's more uncomfortable, it's difficult to drive on. Well, a rough patch is when something in your life does that.

Feifei
Yes, when things get difficult, you're going through a rough patch. The good thing about a rough patch of course, is that it's only a patch – you'll soon be out the other side, so it's just temporary. Or maybe it's something that you want to think of as temporary.

Phil
Yeah, we use it to talk about difficult times in life – maybe you're going through a rough patch at work, or in your relationship. Sports teams can go through a rough patch where they struggle to win games.

Feifei
Yes. Now, let's hear some other people using 'go through a rough patch'.

Examples
My best friend and I had a big disagreement about something, and we went through a bit of a rough patch for a while, we didn't speak very much, but luckily, we made up and now everything is fine.

My uncle is going through a rough patch recently because he quit his job and couldn't find a new one.

The football club spent millions and millions and millions on new players, but still they kept losing. It was a real rough patch, but now the team's started winning.

Feifei
你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的 “地道英语” 节目。在本期节目中，我们正在学习表达 “go through a rough patch” 的用法。在这个表达中，单词 “rough” 的意思是 “粗糙的，凹凸不平的”，而 “patch” 作名词时可以指 “一块地”，在这里它指 “一段时间”。所以，“go through a rough patch” 的意思就是 “经历一段有些困难的时期，遭遇一时的不顺”，就好像开车经过一段颠簸的路面一样。

Phil
Yes, there are some other ways that we can describe these patches – we can talk about a 'sticky' patch, or just a difficult patch. They all mean the same.

Feifei
是的。在这个表达中，单词 “rough” 还可以用其它形容 “艰难困苦” 的形容词来替换，比如 “go through a sticky patch” 或者 “go through a difficult patch”，它们的意思都一样。

OK. That's it for this programme, but join us next time to learn more English phrases and expressions.

Phil
And if your English learning is ever in a rough patch, we can help you get through to the other side. Bye!

Feifei
Goodbye.

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