Another way of looking at this is to make an attempt at discovering the authorial intent.

看待这个问题的另一种方法是试着发掘作者的意图。

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Objective: To make an attempt at a new teaching method and style in theory course of clinical pharmacology.

目的：探索临床药理学教学新的方法和形式。

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Objective: To make an attempt at a new teaching method and style in theory course of pharmaceutical analysis.

前言：目的：探索药物分析理论教学新的方法和形式。

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The Obama campaign decided more than a year ago to define Mr. Romney early, on its terms, in an attempt to make the election at least in part a referendum on him and his business record rather than what most re-election campaigns tend to be, which is a referendum on the incumbent.

WSJ: Campaign 2012: Parties Seek Positives in Negative Tone

Later this year a rocket incorporating the new motor will make an attempt on the UK rocket altitude record, which stands at 10, 540 m (34, 579 ft) and is held by the Mars group.

BBC: Hybrid success for British rocket

He was granted bail on condition that he reside at an undisclosed address and that he make no attempt to contact Ferguson or any potential other witnesses.

BBC: Duncan Ferguson