"Try"を使って

Try + 動名詞 は、行動で試してみることを意味します。

  • If you have problems sleeping, you could try doing some yoga before you go to bed.
  • Why don't you try drinking some warm milk?
  • I would like to try driving a tank.
  • Have you ever tried eating snake?

Try + 不定詞 は、何かをする努力をすることで、それは非常に難しかったり、不可能な場合もあります。

  • The surgeons tried to save his life but he died on the operating table.
  • We'll try to phone at 6 o'clock, but it might be hard to find a public telephone.
  • Could you try to fix my shoes by tomorrow?
  • He tries to be quiet but he's always been a noisy child.