Adversity is a hard stretch of life — problems that pile up and seem to come from bad luck, illness, no money, war, or things you did not choose.

Adversity is a hard stretch of lifeadversity（逆境）是人生中一段艱難的時期—— problems that pile up and seem to come from bad luck, illness, no money, war, or things you did not choose問題一個接一個堆積起來，看起來是來自運氣不好、生病、沒錢、戰爭、或是你沒有選擇餘地的事情。

People say someone showed courage “in the face of adversity.” That phrase is a little formal, the kind you hear in speeches and school essays. Younger speakers more often say “when things were really hard.” The word names the situation, not a person and not the sad feeling inside you.

People say someone showed courage "in the face of adversity."大家會說某人『in the face of adversity』在逆境中展現了勇氣， That phrase is a little formal, the kind you hear in speeches and school essays這個說法有點正式，是你會在演講和學校作文裡聽到的那種。 Younger speakers more often say "when things were really hard."年輕一點的人比較常直接說『when things were really hard』當事情真的很難的時候， The word names the situation, not a person and not the sad feeling inside you這個字指的是那個處境本身，不是指一個人，也不是指你心裡那種難過的感覺。

Though actually it is not only “bad luck”: some adversity is unfair systems or long illness, not just a string of unlucky days. English often keeps it uncountable: in adversity. You meet adversity; you do not “do” adversity.

Though actually it is not only "bad luck"不過實際上，它不只是『運氣不好』： some adversity is unfair systems or long illness, not just a string of unlucky days有些逆境是不公平的制度，或是長期的疾病，不只是一連串倒楣的日子。 English often keeps it uncountable: in adversity英文裡通常把它當不可數名詞用：in adversity。 You meet adversity; you do not "do" adversity你會說『遇到』逆境，不會說『做』逆境。