Steven wants to improve his handwriting but finds it very hard to make it better. So he is complaining it to Julia.

史蒂文想要提高自己的書法水平，卻發現很難。于是他就向茱莉亞抱怨此事。

A: I want to improve my handwriting and I've practiced it for several weeks, but nothing happened. You see, my handwriting is still bad.

我想提高自己的書法水平，而且已經練習了好幾個星期了，但還是老樣子。你看，我的字還是那么糟糕。

B: Oh, come on, you know it's a long process. You have to be patient.

振作點兒。練字是個長期的過程，你必須耐心點。

A: I know it, but I don't know when I can make it better.

我知道，但是我究竟什么時候才能練好呢？

B: Steven, whatever you do, the most important thing is perseverance. So you have to hang on there. The longer the better. Then someday, you will find you've already made a lot of progress.

史蒂文，不管你干什么，最重要的就是堅持不懈。所以你必須要堅持，時間越長越好?？傆幸惶炷銜l現自己已經進步很多了。

A: Yeah, you're right. I must stop complaining and stick to it every day.

嗯，你說的對。我必須停止抱怨，每天堅持練習。

B: Yeah, where there is a will, there is a way.

是啊，有志者事竟成。

handwriting

書寫；手寫

例句：

Do you like handwriting or typewriting?

你喜歡手寫還是打字？

Whose handwriting is it? Can you identify it?

這是誰的筆跡，你辨認的出嗎？

make it better

變得更好

例句：

There is always going to be another day and another chance to make it better.

總有新的一天，也總有新的機會來修繕。

complain

抱怨

例句：

I'm going to complain to the manager about this.

我要就此事向經理投訴。

Lots of people have complained about the service.

許多人都抱怨過服務。

You're always complaining!

你總是抱怨。

improve

提高；好轉

例句：

He did a lot to improve conditions for factory workers.

他為改善工廠工人的工作條件做了許多工作。

I thought the best way to improve French was to live in France.

我認為提高我法語的最好的辦法就是在法國生活。

Her health has improved dramatically since she started on this new diet.

自從開始了新的飲食，她的健康狀況大為改善。

process

過程

例句：

Losing weight is a slow, gradual process.

減肥是一個緩慢而逐漸的過程。

patient

有耐心的；忍耐的

例句：

Dinner will be ready in half an hour. Just be patient.

晚飯半小時后就好了。有點耐心。

Be patient with her. She's very young.

對她耐心點，她還小。

perseverance

不屈不撓；堅持不懈

例句：

They showed great perseverance in the face of difficulty.

他們面對困難表現出了堅強的毅力。

make progress

取得進步

例句：

I believe I can make progress if I keep trying.

我相信如果我一直努力，我就可以取得進步。

stick to it

堅持

例句：

It takes patience to learn English. You have to stick to it.

學英語需要耐心。你必須堅持。

Where there is a will, there is a way.

有志者，事竟成。