LL: to give something a shot is to go ahead and try something, even if you don't expect to be successful.

嗨，我还以为give it a shot是开枪呢！原来，give it a shot就是试一试，不管会不会成功。

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Your final exam will be basically one or two questions that I'll give to you ahead of time.

你们的期末论文要讨论1到2个问题,我会提前给你们的。

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