Your attempt at derision will not deter me, he replied with a laugh.

尽管你企图自嘲自谦，但这也阻挡不了我做出以上决定。

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"Thanks for your attempt at equity," Tony said, "but you really can't equate your intellect with mine."

“谢谢你给我公平待遇，”托尼说，“但你真的不能把你的才智与我的等同起来。”

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This book is a novel, your first attempt at that genre.

这本书是一部小说，您第一次尝试这种体裁。

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That dream could take you backwards if your attempt at growth destroys a steady, profitable business.

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Your attempt at being a good parent is being sabotaged - and I am using that word deliberately.

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The system will send audible and visual alerts at first in an attempt to get your attention back, and can eventually "apply the brakes on its own" if the previous warnings prove futile.

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