All of Milton's labors in the cause of liberating England from the tyranny of monarchy had in some way - could be construed as having been useless.

弥尔顿为把英国从君主暴政解放出来,所做的努力在某种程度上,可以说是付之东流了。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

because in elementary school and junior high, you have such a variety of skill levels and effort levels.

因为在小学和初中，大家的水平和努力程度不同。

怎么协调意见冲突 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

With the sports I played, if you're trying too hard in some ways, if you're thinking about it too much, but when you let yourself be in the moment, It's really amazing what happens.

在我参加过的体育项目上，如果某种程度上太过努力，想得太多不可，只有当你在这一刻顺其自然，会发生很奇妙的事情。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选