make an attempt to do/at doing...尝试做……

　　make an attempt on one’s life企图谋杀某人

　　at one’s first attempt第一次尝试

　　in an attempt to do sth.试图做某事；希望做某事

　　The only time that we attempted to do something like that was in the city of Philadelphia.

　　只有在费城那次我们曾试着做那样的事。

　　It was one of his rare attempts at humor.

　　那是他极不常见的想要表现幽默的一次。

　　[夯实基础]

　　(1)语法填空

　　①I passed my driving test at the first attempt.

　　②Someone has made an attempt on the president’s life.

　　③He attempted to escape(escape) from the prison，but he couldn’t find anybody to help him.

　　(2)他们试图攀登那座小山。(一句多译)

　　①They made an attempt to climb that hill. (attempt n.)

　　②They attempted to climb that hill. (attempt v.)

　　6

　　[多词一义]　defend，guard，protect，in defence of

　　defend sb./sth.from/against sb./sth.保护某人物免受伤害；保卫某人物

　　defend oneself against sth.为自己辩护

　　defence n.防卫，保卫；辩护

　　in defence of保卫……；为……辩护

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