1、challenge

挑戰;難題

I like a big challenge and they don't come much bigger than this.

我喜歡大的挑戰，而所有挑戰中再沒有比這更大的了。

The new government's first challenge is the economy.

新政府面臨的第一個難題是經濟問題。

(成功地)應對挑戰，迎接挑戰

The new Germany must rise to the challenge of its enhanced responsibilities.

一個嶄新的德國必須迎接挑戰，承擔更多的責任。

They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 schoolchildren for an afternoon.

他們一個下午成功接待了80名學童。

懷疑，質疑(真實性、價值、權威等)

Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill.

民主黨領袖對總統簽署這項法案提出了質疑。

The move was immediately challenged by two of the republics.

此項動議立即遭到其中兩個共和國的反對。

2、confront

(問題、任務或困難)降臨，使面臨

She was confronted with severe money problems.

她面臨嚴峻的資金問題。

Ministers underestimated the magnitude of the task confronting them.

部長們低估了他們所面臨的任務的艱巨性。

勇敢地面對;正視

We are learning how to confront death.

我們正在學習如何直面死亡。

NATO countries have been forced to confront fundamental moral questions.

北約國家被迫正視基本的道德問題。