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The President’s attempts to be all things to all men had disastrous consequences.

总统讨好各方的做法招致了灾难性的后果。

They tried to enforce agreement with their plans.

迫使人的计划。

Any attempts to bring under the mass movement for civil rights are doomed to failure.

任何镇压民权群众运动的都是注定要失败的。

He was arrested and charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.

被逮捕并被指控妨碍司法公正。

The union leaders are trying to buy time by prolonging the negotiations.

工会的领袖以延长谈判过程来拖延时间。

It’s natural to recriminate against someone who has tried to put the blame on you.

对加罪于你的人进行反责，这是很正常的。

He never attempts to placate his enemy.

从不与敌人和解。

He tried to nobble one of the jurors .

收买陪审团中一个陪审员。

The gang tried to intimidate the bank manager.

那帮歹徒恐吓银行经理。

They sought to set perpetual Zions there.

在那里建立永恒的乐园。

The moneylender intends to have his pound of flesh.

这放债人尽量榨取。

He tried to practice upon the imagination and credulity of the public.

利用群众的空想和轻信。

She accused her co-star of trying to hog the limelight.

她指责合演的明星占风头。

The corporate giants try to drive down wages in order to make superprofits.

公司巨头压低工资以获得超额利润。

The reactionary government tried vainly to take the steam out of the protest movement.

反动政府枉费心机地削弱这场抗议运动。

They tried to sabotage my birthday party.

破坏我的生日晚会。

British voters are rightly suspicious of attempts to save money in the area of education.

英国选民怀疑当局削减教育经费是有根据的。

He has been spreading false stories in an attempt to smear us.

一直在散布谎言诽谤我。

The student tried to connive with her friend to cheat in the examination.

那个学生和她的朋友串谋考试作弊。

He made a bid for freedom by climbing over the wall.

翻越这面高墙以获得自由。