他们企图从政府军手中夺取对这个城镇的控制权。

They attempted to wrest control of the town from government forces.

《牛津词典》

他们企图逃走时被砍死了。

They were hacked to death as they tried to escape.

《牛津词典》

他们企图杀他。

They sought to kill him.

《新英汉大辞典》

In all of these cases, you're tempted to say, "Well, gee. One of those must be form and the other must be content -in particular, obviously "plot" and "story" where "plot" is the constructedness of the text and the "story" is what the text is about.

在所有这些情况中，他们都企图解释，这些一个是形式,一个是内容,具体来说，很明显在情节和故事的关系上“,情节是构建方式,而故事是内容。

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