尽管他们设法努力，但是他们还是没能走出困境。

Manage as they might, we could not get out of the difficulty.

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我觉得我和劳拉的共同点就是不轻易言弃，如果我想达到什么目标，我一定会想方设法努力去实现它。

I think what I have most in common with Lara is that I never give up when the going gets tough. If I want something, I get it, no matter how many times I have to pick myself up along the way.

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经过十年的努力，1967年6月，他设法攒够了钱，开了我们的第一家比萨饼店。

After ten years of hard work, in June 1967, he managed to save enough and opened our first pizzeria.

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