He knew his own mind and was having none of their attempts to keep him at home.

他知道自己想要什么，不会接受他们要把他留在家里的企图。

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Despite a number of setbacks, they persevered in their attempts to fly around the world in a balloon.

虽屡遭挫折，他们仍不断尝试乘气球环游世界。

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Having reached the penalty shootout after a hectic extra period, the Ghanaians again looked lost when they missed their third and fourth attempts from the spot.

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When unions like Unite fail in their attempts to organize good companies, they get mad.

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If their attempts achieve lower transfers to the fixed-line networks, mobile networks could get more swamped.

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Activists are also toning down their attempts to get companies to take on more debt.

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