1. So at length, though with great reluctance, I gave up the attempt.
    因此，尽管很不情愿，最后我还是放弃了这个计划。

2. She makes no attempt to swallow; there is just not enough strength.
    她没有用力去吞咽，因为她力气不够了。

3. Sometimes, moreover, ordinary tourists attempt to smuggle an extra bottle of alcohol.
    有时也有普通的旅游者试图偷带一瓶酒出境。

4. Parents who both hold down full-time jobs may feel guilty about the amount of time they spend away from their children and, as accommodation for being away so much, may attempt to compensate by showering them with material possessions.
    都是全日上班的父母也许会因为不能常常和孩子在一起而感到内疚。他们可能想通过给孩子们大量物质的东西作为对他们的补偿。

5. Under this scheme, individuals attempt to march towards maximum happiness as they move through a procession of more or less satisfying romantic relationships.
    在这样的模式下，个人会去经历一次又一次带来或多或少满足感的浪漫关系，以便追求最大程度的幸福，

6. Once waves have been generated, gravity is the force that drives them in a continual attempt to restore the ocean surface to a flat plain.
    一旦波浪形成，地球引力是持续不断企图使海面复原为平面的力量。

7. Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
    然而一年多过去了才有人出来尝试。

8. Latham made another attempt a week later and got within half a mile of Dover, but he was unlucky again.
    莱瑟姆一周以后也作了一次尝试，飞到离多佛不到半英里的地方。这次他又遭厄运，