Learn English Grammar: "try to do" or "try doing"?

Hi there, my name is Emma and in today's lesson we're going to look at the difference between

你好，我的名字是艾玛，在今天的课上 我们将看看try to do 和try doing两者之间的差异

"try to do" and "try doing". We're going to look at other verbs other than "do" and "doing",

我们要去看看“做”和“做”以外的其他动词，

but we're looking at the difference between the gerund form of "try" and the infinitive

但我们正在研究两者之间的差异 “尝试”的动名词形式和不定式

form of "try". So let's get started.

“尝试”的形式。所以让我们开始吧。

Okay, so first let's look at what's known as the infinitive. What do I mean by infinitive?

好的，首先让我们看看已知的情况 作为不定式。我的意思是不定式？

Well, I'm talking about when we have two verbs, so we have verb one which is "try" and we

那么，我在谈论什么时候我们有两个动词， 所以我们有一个动词是“尝试”而我们

have a second verb, so here's verb two, okay? So two verbs in the sentence and they're connected

有第二个动词，所以这里是动词二，好吗？ 所以句子中的两个动词和他们连接

with the preposition "to". Okay? So for example: "I tried to eat healthy." Okay? We're going

介词“to”。好的？例如： “我尝试吃健康。”好的？本来打算

to compare this to: "try" + verb, and the verb ends with "-ing". This is called a gerund.

比较这个：“尝试”+动词，和 动词以“-ing”结尾。这被称为动名词。

Okay, so again we have two verbs, verb one is "try" and we have a second verb which is

好的，我们又有两个动词，一个动词 是“尝试”，我们有第二个动词是

"verb + ing". So for example: "I tried eating healthy." All right, so what is the difference?

“动词+ ing”。举个例子：“我尝试过吃东西 健康“。好吧，那有什么区别？

What is the difference between "try to" and "try verb + ing"? Well let's get started with

和“尝试”之间的区别是什么？ “试试动词+ ing”？那么让我们开始吧

"try to". Okay, when we "try to do" something it means we make a very big effort, we attempt

“尝试”。好的，当我们“尝试”做某件事时 这意味着我们做出了非常大的努力，我们尝试着

to do something that's very difficult. So we're not doing something that's easy, we're

做一些非常困难的事情。所以 我们不是在做那些很容易的事情，我们是

doing something that's hard; we're trying to do it. And often times, even though we

做一些很难的事情;我们正在尝试 去做吧。即使我们经常这样做

try our best, we often fail, meaning we don't do what we want to do. We try hard, but we

尽我们所能，我们经常失败，这意味着我们不会 做我们想做的事。我们努力工作，但我们

don't do it. So let's look at some examples of this.

不要这样做。我们来看一些例子 这个的。

Okay, example number one: "Maria tried to climb Mt. Everest." Well first of all, notice

好的，例子第一：“玛丽亚试图 爬山珠穆朗玛峰。“首先，请注意

we have verb one, we have "to", and then we have verb two. Okay? So it's the infinitive

我们有动词一个，我们有“要”，然后我们 有动词二。好的？所以它是不定式的

form after "try". Now is Mount Everest something easy to climb? Is it an easy mountain, can

在“尝试”之后形成。现在是珠穆朗玛峰的东西 容易攀登？这是一个容易的山吗？

anyone do it? No. It's something difficult, so that's our first clue. Our second clue

任何人都这样做？不，这是困难的， 所以这是我们的第一个线索。我们的第二条线索

is that Maria, she tried her best, okay? Maria tried to climb Mount Everest. This sentence

玛丽亚，她尽力了，好吗？玛丽亚 试图攀登珠穆朗玛峰。这个句子

indicates she probably failed, meaning she probably wasn't successful. She tried her

表示她可能失败了，这意味着她 可能没有成功。她试过她

best, but she probably didn't climb Mount Everest.

最好的，但她可能没有爬山 珠穆朗玛峰。

Let's look at another example. "I tried" -- so here we have verb one again - "to" -- verb

我们来看另一个例子。 “我试过了” - 所以 在这里我们又有一个动词 - “to” - 动词

two - "watch" -- this is a really scary movie - "Paranormal Activity." I don't know if you've

两个 - “看” - 这是一个非常可怕的电影 - “超自然现象。”我不知道你有没有

heard of it. So I tried to watch Paranormal Activity, but the whole time I had my eyes

听说过它。所以我试着去看超自然现象 活动，但是我整个时间都有我的眼睛

like this because it was too scary! So I tried to watch it, but it was too scary. So for

像这样，因为它太可怕了！所以我尝试了 看它，但它太可怕了。因此对于

me, this is something difficult. Watching this movie is very difficult because I jumped

我，这是困难的。观看 这部电影是非常困难的，因为我跳了起来

a lot, I just couldn't watch this movie; it was just so scary. So for me, it was difficult.

很多，我只是看不到这部电影;它 真是太可怕了。所以对我而言，这很困难。

I tried to do it, I attempted this difficult action. Was I successful? No, the whole time

我试图做到这一点，我尝试了这个困难 行动。我成功了吗？不，整个时间

my eyes were covered. So I don't know what happens. I heard a lot of screaming. I can

我的眼睛被遮住了。所以我不知道是什么 发生。我听到很多尖叫声。我可以

imagine it was very bad... very scary movie.

想象它非常糟糕......非常恐怖的电影。

Okay, our third example: "Deepak tried to study, but he was too tired." Okay? So for

好的，我们的第三个例子：“Deepak试图 学习，但他太累了，“好吧？

Deepak, studying is a very difficult thing to do. Why is it so difficult? Because he's

迪帕克，学习是一件非常困难的事情 去做。为什么这么难？因为他是

tired. I don't know if you've ever tried to study when you're really tired, but it's not

累。我不知道你是否尝试过 学习你真的很累，但事实并非如此

easy. You look at the paper, you can barely see things, you read the same sentence again

简单。你看看报纸，你几乎可以勉强 看到的东西，你再读一遍相同的句子

and again and again. So for Deepak, he tried to study, it was too difficult. So again,

并一次又一次。所以对于迪帕克，他试了一下 去学习，这太难了。再一次，

difficult action, he tried his best, he probably failed. I don't know about the test, but he

他很可能会采取行动困难，他竭尽全力 失败。我不知道测试，但他

failed his attempt at studying. Okay? Now let's compare this to "try verb + ing". So

他的学习尝试失败了。好的？现在 让我们来比较一下“试试动词+ ing”。所以

what does "try verb + ing" mean? And so we can put any verb we want here. Well it means

“试试动词+ ing”是什么意思？所以我们 可以放任何我们想要的动词。这意味着

we're doing some sort of experiment. By experiment I don't mean you're a scientist and you're

我们正在做某种实验。通过实验 我不是说你是科学家，而是你

in a lab doing an experiment. I mean you're doing something you haven't done before, so

在实验室做一个实验。我的意思是你 做你以前没做过的事情，所以

something new. It's something that's not really difficult. Here we had all these difficult

新鲜玩意。这是不是真的 难。我们在这里遇到了困难

things we were doing. Here what you're trying, it's not difficult. You try something, but

我们正在做的事情。在这里你正在尝试， 这并不困难。你尝试一下，但是

you don't know what's going to happen. Okay? So the outcome... you don't know what will

你不知道会发生什么。好的？ 所以结果......你不知道会发生什么

happen and you want to see what will happen so in this way it's an experiment. So let's

发生，你想看看会发生什么 所以这是一个实验。让我们

look at some examples.

看一些例子。

Someone might tell you, "Try", so here we have verb one, "adding", we have our "ing".

有人可能会告诉你，“试试”，所以在这里 有动词1，“加”，我们有我们的“ing”。

"Add" is verb two. "Try adding salt to your potatoes." Okay? So again, this isn't something

“添加”是动词二。 “尝试添加盐给你的 土豆“。好吧？再次，这不是什么

hard to do; you just need the salt shaker, you go like this, there, unless there's a

难做;你只需要盐瓶， 你这样去，那里，除非有

salt shortage. So that's very simple to do, so not difficult but we don't know what's

盐短缺。所以这非常简单， 所以不难，但我们不知道是什么

going to happen. Maybe if you add the salt you're going to eat it and there's going to

将要发生。也许如果你加盐 你会吃它，而且会有

be too much salt, maybe there's not going to be enough salt, maybe you're going to love

盐太多，也许没有去 足够的盐，也许你会爱上

how it tastes, maybe you're going to hate how it tastes. What happens is somewhat unknown.

它的口味如何，也许你会讨厌 它的口味如何。发生什么是有些未知的。

You can guess what's going to happen. You'll also notice it's giving advice. "Oh, try adding

你可以猜到会发生什么。你会 也注意到它提供建议。 “哦，尝试添加

salt to your potatoes. Try doing this. Try doing that." We often use "try doing" when

盐到你的土豆。尝试这样做。尝试 这样做“。我们经常在”尝试做“时使用

we want to give advice to someone because they have some sort of problem. So if I said

我们希望向某人提供建议，因为 他们有一些问题。所以如果我说

to someone, "Try adding salt to your potatoes", maybe they told me before their potatoes are

给某人，“尝试向你的土豆添加盐”， 也许他们在他们的土豆之前告诉过我

bland; they don't taste good.

平淡;他们不好吃。

Okay, let's look at another sentence. "If you can't reach me by email, try calling me."

好的，我们来看另一句话。 “如果 你不能通过电子邮件联系我，请尝试给我打电话。“

So again we have... in this section we have our first verb, "try", verb 2, "call", and

所以我们再次...在这一节我们有 我们的第一个动词，“尝试”，动词2，“呼叫”和

"ing". Okay? So: "If you can't reach me by email, try calling me." So again, this isn't

“ing” 的。好的？所以：“如果你不能通过我 电子邮件，试着给我打电话。“所以再次，这不是

difficult to do. Picking up a phone and calling, it's not difficult, it's not like climbing

很难做到。拿起电话，打电话， 这并不难，它不像攀登

Mount Everest or watching Paranormal Activity. But the thing is you're not exactly sure of

登上珠穆朗玛峰或观看超自然活动。 但事情是你不确定

what will happen. You can assume the person you're trying to call will probably pick up,

会发生什么。你可以假设这个人 你正在尝试打电话可能会拿起，

but it's not 100% guaranteed. Okay? So again this is experiment, you try to do something

但它不是100％保证。好的？再一次 这是实验，你试着做点什么

but you're not exactly sure what will be the outcome, what will happen. Okay so now we're

但你不确定会是什么 结果，会发生什么。好吧，现在我们了

going to look at both "try" plus the infinitive, "try" and the gerund, and we're going to do

去看看“尝试”加上不定式， “尝试”和动名，我们会做

a quiz together.

一起测验。

Okay, so let's do this together. Our first question:

好的，我们一起做吧。我们的第一 题：

"If you want to become a better English speaker, try _______ English whenever you can."

“如果你想成为一个更好的英语演讲者， 尽可能地尝试英语。“

Do you think this is "try speaking English" or "try to speak English"? What do you think?

你认为这是“尝试说英语”吗？ 或“尝试说英语”？你怎么看？

Well, this would be "try speaking English". Now why did I put "speaking"? Well, number

那么，这将是“尝试说英语”。 我为什么要“说”？那么，号码

one, this is almost like an experiment. You can guess what the outcome will be, you want

一，这几乎就像一个实验。您 可以猜测结果会是什么，你想要的

to see what will happen if you speak English. Will your English improve, is that going to

看看如果你说英语会发生什么。 你的英语会有所改善吗？

be the outcome? The second thing is, again, when we use "try + ing" this is often advice.

是结果？第二件事是，再次， 当我们使用“尝试+ ing”时，这通常是建议。

Somebody is telling you advice to help you out. "Try speaking English whenever you can,

有人告诉你建议来帮助你 出。 “尽可能地说英语，

that will help you get better at the language."

这会帮助你在语言上更好。“

Let's try number two: "I tried _______ my driving test, but I failed."

让我们尝试第二个： “我尝试了我的驾驶考试，但是我失败了。”

Do you think "I tried to pass my driving test" or "I tried passing"? Okay, well this is our

你认为“我试图通过我的驾驶考试” 或“我尝试过”？好的，这是我们的

clue: "failed", so clearly this was too hard, too difficult.

线索：“失败”，很清楚这一点 太难了，太难了。

Sorry, oops. "I tried to pass".

对不起，哎呀。 “我试图通过”。

Okay. Let's look at number three: "If your girlfriend is angry at you," -- maybe

好的。我们来看看第三个： “如果你的女朋友对你生气，” - 也许

you forgot her birthday - "try _______ her flowers."

你忘了她的生日 - “试试她 花卉。”

Do you think this should be "try to give her flowers" or "try giving her flowers"? If you

你认为这应该是“试图给她 花“还是”尝试给她的花“？如果你

said, "Try giving her flowers", you're correct. This is again like an experiment. We don't

说，“试着给她的花”，你是正确的。 这又像是一个实验。我们没有

know exactly what's going to happen. It's easy to do, to buy flowers. We don't know

确切知道会发生什么。它的 容易做，买花。我们不知道

what's going to happen, but maybe she'll be happy with you; maybe she'll forgive you for

会发生什么，但也许她会 与你高兴;也许她会原谅你的

forgetting her birthday. And again, "try giving her flowers", this is a piece of advice. -"What

忘记她的生日。再一次，“尝试给予 她的花朵“，这是一个建议 - ”什么

should I do?" -"Well, try doing this." Okay?

我应该这样做吗？“ - ”好吧，试试这个。“好吗？

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