Lord knows, I tried to teach her.

谁都知道，我曾经努力想教她。

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I tried to slip up the stairs unnoticed.

我试图神不知鬼不觉地溜上楼梯。

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I tried to persuade her to see a doctor.

我极力劝她去看医生。

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I was only 12, but I tried to sound like I had been doing this for years.

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Whenever I tried to sleep I would see huge, wobbly, white bags, like the full udders of cows, suspended from the ceiling above me.

每次我即将入睡,总会看到白色的大袋子摇晃着，如同母牛涨涨的乳房从房顶垂下来。

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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。

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"I tried to talk to him, but you can't, he wouldn't let you, " the father said.

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And certainly at the time I tried to search for some association, some quotations, some connections.

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After I lost the first set today, I tried to find that inner strength.

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