What began as an attempt at artistic creation has turned into a marketable commodity.

原本艺术创作上的一个尝试最终变成了一个可以出售的商品。

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This effort is not just an attempt at being community minded—it's also a crime-cutting measure.

这不仅仅是一种社区意识的尝试，也是一种减少犯罪的措施。

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"Well," said the nurse, with an attempt at reluctance.

“好吧。”奶妈故作犹豫地说。

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Edited by Hollywood director Brett Ratner, it was an attempt at a Hollywood-Bollywood crossover.

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And in fact, an example of a methodological attempt was done by Henry Gleitman at University of Pennsylvania, who built a tickle machine, which was this box with these two giant hands that went "r-r-r-r."

实际上,宾夕法尼亚大学的亨利·葛雷曼,曾经进行过研究方法上的尝试,他发明了一台挠痒痒的机器,这是一个装有两只大手的箱子,双手会不停的去挠痒痒

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He said the attempt by the United States to strengthen its force at Fort Sumter was clearly an act of aggression.

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But, back in Canada, an attempt at collaborative filmmaking with some friends came to nothing.

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You answer is of course an attempt at irony but it was not ironic at all.

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This small independent movie, written and directed by Karyn Kusama, is an attempt at roughhouse feminist populism.

NEWYORKER: Girlfight