At no time did I make an attempt to impede any investigatory effort.

我从未试图妨碍任何调查的努力。

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Will you at least make an attempt to smile?

请你至少尝试着微笑一下好吗？

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So I will now make an attempt to load down the copper wire.

现在我要努力，装进铜线。

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Protesters gathered on the Capitol lawn during the debate, yelling in an attempt to make their own voices heard.

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So here's my attempt to make the question both a bit more precise, and a question that's an open question.

我正尝试,让这两个问题变得更准确,这是个开放性的问题

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She says she will appeal to a St.Petersburg court to challenge the working conditions in the city's metro stations, in an attempt to make conditions more suitable for women.

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No doubt its army of Walkman stereos will make an attempt to defend them.

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Another quagmire would surely lead Congress to make an attempt to rein in presidential power.

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Pominville, who has a partial no-trade clause in his contract, said it's Regier's job to make an attempt to improve the team.

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