英语问题：when we are faced with the problem,.........

可以理解为被动用法,be faced with the problem被问题面对,就是面对问题的意思.

be faced with
面临
固定用语

are faced with固定结构 面对。。。

face 是及物动词，需接宾语，你可以说we face the problem，也可以说we are faced with the problem。