1·It was rough going for quite a while, but once I started to get the hang of things I realized that I could work really quickly in vi.
学习过程不容易，花费了不少时间，但一旦掌握了其中的窍门，我发现，使用vi的确可以更快的做事情。
2·Ever since one midnight, in nineteen hundred and nine, when I first heard my mother crying, I have been groping for beliefs to help me through the rough going and confusions of life.
自1909年的一个午夜第一次听到母亲哭泣以来，我一直寻找信仰帮我度过生活中的艰辛与困惑。
3·His marriage was going through a rough patch.
他的婚姻正处于一段艰难时期。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
4·They are willing to work hard on achieving their goals, but only until the going gets too rough or their motivation dwindles.
人们很乐意于为自己的目标努力奋斗，但当困难变得艰巨时，当他们的动机衰弱时，他们就会放弃。
5·I had a 5, 3, 1 year outline, and a rough 6 month plan on what I was going to do and the milestones to achieve.
我做了一个5年、3年、1年的大致规划和一个关于如何行动及阶段目标的6个月的粗略的计划。
6·Eating out, going to the theatre, adventuring through the rough areas of London with a friend or two were habitual ways of spending his evening.
邀一两个朋友外出吃饭，去剧院，或者到伦敦偏僻地带探险是他晚上一贯的节目。
7·They are always going to be with you no matter how rough life gets (in contrast to many humans unfortunately).
不管生活多么艰苦，它们都会跟随你左右（与之相比，很多人很不幸地没有做到这一点）。
8·We are going to rasp off the rough edges.
我们要把粗糙的边锉掉。
9·To run a multinational organisation, it helps if you have a rough idea of what is going on.
要运作一个多国组织，能有一个关于世界大势的粗略看法将是大有裨益的。
10·Completely winging it somewhere can be stressful, so have a rough idea of what you're going to do, but be willing to change it.
严格地执行计划会让人感到压力，所以你要对想做的事情大致有个想法，但是愿意随时调整你的计划。