Landon had made an unsuccessful attempt at the recitation, and the doctor, somewhat nettled, said: "Landon, you don't seem to be getting on very fast in this subject." 蘭登作了一次不成功的朗誦。老師有點(diǎn)不悅,對他說(shuō)道:“蘭登,你在這門(mén)課上好像進(jìn)步不大,你好像缺乏志向?!?/li>
His maiden attempt at writing was in1931. 他初次嘗試寫(xiě)作是在1931年。
A halfhearted attempt at writing a novel. 并不熱心的試圖寫(xiě)一部小說(shuō)
My first attempt at a chocolate cake tasted horrible. 我首次試做的巧克力蛋糕難吃極了。