Penny tended to work through her lunch hour in an effort to keep up with her work.

为了努力跟上工作进度，彭妮往往午饭时间也在工作。

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The company has laid off 150 workers in an effort to save money.

公司为节省资金遣散了150名工作人员。

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She wrapped a handkerchief around her bleeding palm in an effort to protect it.

她用手帕包扎她那流血的手掌来保护它。

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In recent years the international community has deployed navy ships to guard the area in an effort to fight piracy.

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In other words, wealthy people, in an effort to alleviate penury, would create a savings bank.

换句话说,富人们要扶危济困,便建立了储蓄银行

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He is now engaged in an effort to corruption.

他现在正致力于腐败问题。

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Tanker trucks spray water on the dirt roads in an effort to contain the dust.

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No doubt in an effort to find Mary Bell, who of course I telephoned many times.

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Panasonic Corp. rose 1.5% after announcing a new president in an effort to return to profitability.

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