What began as an attempt at artistic creation has turned into a marketable commodity.

原本艺术创作上的一个尝试最终变成了一个可以出售的商品。

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This book is a novel, your first attempt at that genre.

这本书是一部小说，您第一次尝试这种体裁。

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In the space of all possible lives, life on Earth is but a tiny sliver—one attempt at creativity.

在所有可能有生命存在的空间里，地球上的生命只占一小条――创造性的一次尝试。

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi continues to rally liberal and moderate Democrats in Congress to support this final attempt at passing health care.

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He thinks that following out desire can renew language, and Menelaiad, I think, is his attempt at doing that.

他认为，贯彻到底的渴望,能够给语言带来活力，而Menelaiad正是他为此所做的一次尝试。

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This was my best attempt at hitting zero and not having the graph go down there.

这是我最好的尝试,使它接近零但又不掉下去。

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But his first attempt at televised showmanship was crude a cheap cable-access show in Norwalk, Connecticut.

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That dream could take you backwards if your attempt at growth destroys a steady, profitable business.

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The counter article about 'lazy men' was also a very sad attempt at saving face.

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