考研The child becomes increasingly distressed as she tries to capture her mother's attention.

当孩子试图吸引母亲的注意力时，她变得越来越痛苦。

2017年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

四级But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as 'he' in your speech.

但在你的演讲中被称为“他”，他们肯定感到惊讶和苦恼。

2010年6月听力原文

四级It is agreed that they enjoy making noises, and that during the first few months one or two noises sort themselves out as particularly indicative of delight, distress, sociability, and so on.

人们一致认为，它们喜欢发出噪音，在最初的几个月里，一两种噪音会特别表明它们的快乐、痛苦、社交能力等等。

1997年1月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级Yet occurrences of shortages and droughts (干旱) are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies.

然而，短缺和干旱的发生(干旱) 正在一些地区造成饥荒和苦难，工业和农业副产品正在污染供水。

2001年6月大学英语四级(CET-4)真题

四级More recently, we’ve learned from neuroscience that certain brain circuits（回路）are activated(激活), rapidly and unconsciously, when we see another in emotional distress.

最近，我们从神经科学中了解到，某些大脑回路(回路）被激活(激活), 当我们看到另一个人情绪低落时，我们会迅速而无意识地。

2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题（第3套）

四级Now that I have children, I realize that what distressed my father wasn't so much the Mr. Wilsons of the world as the painful obligation to explain the racial facts of life to someone who hadn't quite learned them yet.

现在我有了孩子，我意识到让我父亲痛苦的与其说是世界上的威尔逊先生，不如说是向一个还没有完全了解种族事实的人解释生活中的种族事实的痛苦义务。

2014年12月英语四级考试真题（第1套）