湖南省涟源市私立行知中学 曾省初 刘扬群
[精讲]一 attempt 作为动词设法；尝试；试图结构为：attempt to do sth 相当于try to do sth/ seek to do sth
[考例]1. He ____ to escape from the prison, but he couldn’t find anybody to help him.
A. succeeded B. attempted C. advised D. offered
分析：succeed 后不接不定式，而构成结构：succeed in doing sth意思为：成功地做某事；advise doing sth意思为：建议做某事；offer to do sth意思为：主动帮助干某事；
attempt to do sth 意思为：尽力做，但不一定成功。答案为B.
[精讲]二 attempt 作为名词，试图；尝试；结构为：make an attempt to do sth/ make one’s attempt to do sth.
[考例]2. shelly had prepared carefully for her English examination so that he could be sure of passing it on her first _______.
A. intention B. attempt C. purpose D. desire
[思路点拨]答案为B. intention 打算；purpose 目的；desire 欲望；此题考查点为第一次尝试，用attempt 作名词。
[考例]3. ---- I think I can’t achieve my aims.
----- In my opinion, you shouldn’t ______ such a difficult task.
A. attempt B. have attempted C. manage D. have managed
[思路点拨]答案为B.从上句可知“没有实际目标”。因此应用attempt. shouldn’t have attempted 表示过去本不该长石，但却做了。
[知识补充]
1． I let him run on, with no attempt to interrupt him. 意为：完全无意打断他。
2． An attempt on somebody’s life. 意为：谋害某人性命的企图。