他们努力使他苏醒，但失败了。

Their efforts to revive him were futile.

《牛津词典》

埃玛皱起了眉头，努力使自己镇定下来。

Emma frowned, making an effort to compose herself.

《牛津词典》

为了努力使其押韵，他似乎选择了进到他脑袋里的第一个词。

In his efforts to make it rhyme, he seems to have chosen the first word that came into his head.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

The "parable of the vineyard" assures us that God rewards us regardless of our hard work and investment, but only if we're called, only if God chooses us.

葡萄园的寓言“使我们确信,无论我们是否努力工作都会得到上帝的奖励，但除非上帝选择了我们。

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As early as 1803, we know he's working on-- Trying to get this to work just right.

早在一八零三年,我们就知道他开始,努力去使它恰如其分

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And so, I'd like you to work on attuning yourselves to it.

我也想你们努力使自己和它相协调。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选