2018-11-27 每日一词 hurdle

hurdle

a problem or difficulty that you must deal with before you can achieve something

例句：Life is all about jumping over one hurdle after another.

1）翻译下面的句子：

中国学生申请赴美留学面临的一大障碍是托福考试。

Now many universities in the U.S. accept the IELTS as an alternative to the TOEFL.

参考翻译：A big hurdle that Chinese students who wish to study in the US face is TOEFL. 或 To get admitted to US colleges, Chinese students have to clear a difficult hurdle: TOEFL, an English language proficiency test.

2）场景：我不知道除了手术还有没有其它更好的治疗方法。

造句：I'm afraid there is not an alternative to surgery.