为了取得更高学位的投考者的初次考试；初次试验；初次尝试
两人起初试图坚持自己事先编好的故事。
他们最初试图为这个项目争取外界的资金，但被拒绝。
They initially tried to get outside funding for the project, but were rejected.
然而，在充满希望的几次初试后，测试队伍的激光器租期却到了。
After some promising initial trials, however, the test team simply ran out of time on their laser lease.
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