В данной статье представлена очередная обучающая серия из цикла передач Talk-to-Tammy. Ниже рекомендую просмотреть видео с примерами, чтобы при использовании глагола try в английском языке больше не возникало вопросов или недоразумений во время общения с носителями языка.
Практика.
1. John was very tired. He tried to keep my eyes open but I couldn't.
2. Please try to be quite when you watch football match.
"try"также используется в значении "протестировать или попробовать что-либо". Например:
1. These apples are delicious. You must try one.
2. I couldn't find anywhere to have a meal. I tried every cafe and restaurant in the town but they were all full.
3. A: The coffee mashine seems out of use.
B: Try pressing the red button.
Сравните:
1. I tried to move the box but it was too heavy, so I couldn't move it without any help.
2. I didn't like the way the box was left in the office, so I tried moving the box to the other side of the room. But it was not comfortable either.