大家好，今天我們分享一個非常有用且地道的表達——slow going, 這個短語的含義不是指「慢走」，其正確的含義是：
slow going 微小或艱難的進展
It was slow going for most of the climb due to the poor weather, but we still managed to reach the summit before midday.
由於不好的天氣，對於大多數的攀登都是艱難的進展，但是我們仍然設法在中午前到達了頂峰。
Getting all of these data entered into the system will be slow going, but once it's done it will make the rest of the project much easier to manage.
輸入那些數據到系統中將會是艱難的進展，但是一旦完成，它將使其餘的項目更加容易管理。
Getting the heavy rocks out of the field is slow going.
把很重的巖石搬到田地外面是很艱難的進展。
It was slow going at first, but I was able to finish the project by the weekend.
開始的時候是很艱難的進展，但是我能在周末完成項目。
Despite the slow going, we got the car repaired when the night fell.
儘管進程緩慢，但是在夜幕降臨的時候我們還是把車修好了。