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." 兰登作了一次不成功的朗诵。老师有点不悦，对他说道：“兰登，你在这门课上好像进步不大，你好像缺乏志向。”
His maiden attempt at writing was in1931. 他初次尝试写作是在1931年。
A halfhearted attempt at writing a novel. 并不热心的试图写一部小说
My first attempt at a chocolate cake tasted horrible. 我首次试做的巧克力蛋糕难吃极了。
