He tried to speak, but for once, his voice had left him.

他试图说话，但这一次，他已说不出声。

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The sorry-looking, blackened figure that emerged, admitted at once that he had tried to break into the shop during the night but had got stuck in the chimney.

那个看来满脸沮丧、浑身漆黑的家伙从烟囱里一出来，就承认头天夜里他企图到店里行窍，但让烟囱卡住了。

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He once tried to put in a brighter light in his bedroom, but he made a mistake. Then his whole house had a power cut.

曾经有一次他试图在他的卧室里安装一盏更亮的灯；但是他犯了一个错误，整个房间都停电了；

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When asked why, he replied that he had once tried to evaluate one of these exotic securities but found the task immensely time-consuming and horrifically complicated.

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He also said he had tried and failed to enter her house once before.

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He also testified that he had tried and failed to enter her house once before.

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