1.I talked with one boy who tried unsuccessfully to swim and was in bad shape when he was pulled out of the lake.
我和另一个孩子谈过话，他怎么也学不会游泳，而且被从水里拖出来时已不像个样子。
2.James says he would hate to have my new job, but he applied for it himself unsuccessfully, so it's probably just sour grapes on him part.
詹姆斯说他不喜欢我的新工作，但他自己却又申请过但没有申请到。因此对他来说那民许是聊以自慰的话。
3.Tip: The travel (and other) costs incurred in unsuccessfully trying to acquire a specific business are currently deductible.
为了或者一个特别的业务发生的，但是失败了，从而发生的旅行和其他费用是可以扣除的。
4.Frightened at the turn matters had taken, Nora pleaded unsuccessfully with Torvald to reinstate Krogstad in the Bank.
这突如其来的事把娜拉吓慌了；她恳求托伐恢复柯洛克斯泰的职位，但却无济于事。
5.If Mr Huntsman runs creditably but unsuccessfully next year, he might then enter the 2016 cycle with a higher national profile.
如果洪博培先生明年美满的运筹但仍旧失败，他可能会带着更高的国民知名度角逐2016年的总统。
6.As secretary of state (1945-1947) he tried unsuccessfully to ease postwar tensions between the United States and the U. S. S. R.
1945年至1947任美国国务卿，他试图缓和战后美国和苏联之间的紧张关系，但未能见效。
7.After trying unsuccessfully to land another similar position elsewhere, I knew what I had to do.
在尝试对其他类似职务应聘失败后，我知道我该做什么。
8.Borders filed for bankruptcy protection in February and continued to bleed cash as it raced, unsuccessfully, to find a buyer.
Borders今年2月申请破产保护，在忙着寻找买家的过程中继续严重亏损，最终没有找到买家。
9.However, he left a year later after competing unsuccessfully for the Prix de Rome.
但是由于在竞争罗马奖学金时失败，一年后他离开了美术学院。
10.A baritone who sings Fado and opera, he once auditioned (unsuccessfully) for a Portuguese version of "My Fair Lady" .
作为一名演唱过法多和歌剧的男中音，科埃略还曾经面试过（还是以失败告终）葡萄牙版《窈窕淑女》中的角色。