I tried hard not to laugh.

我强忍住不笑出来。

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I tried hard but her work put mine in the shade.

我费了很大力气，但她的成果让我相形见绌。

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I tried hard to kick.

我使劲踢腿。

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And I pretty much worked hard, double harder and tried to get as much as I can in.

我确实很努力，我付出了双倍的努力并且尝试着得到更多。

对你而言，钱是？ - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

He had pulled 100% out of the market in October although I tried hard to keep him invested.

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"I tried hard to balance the needs of the science with the IPCC, which were not always the same, " wrote East Anglia climatologist Keith Briffa to Penn State's Michael Mann in April 2007.

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As I counted the hours on my last day at Desert Rhino Camp, I tried hard to remind myself of why I was there: to learn about rhino conservation, not to tick off a sighting.

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