'Try to do' or 'Try doing'? Learn English with Simple English Videos

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What are you doing? Oh, I'm trying to learn to touch type.
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Què fas? Oh, estic intentant aprendre a escriure sense mirar el teclat.
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But what are all the sticky notes for? Oh, I'm trying not to look at the keys. Good luck with that
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Però, per què t'enganxes aquestes notes? Oh, estic intentant no mirar les tecles. Bona sort!
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The verb 'try' can be followed by an infinitive
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El verb 'try' pot anar seguit d'un infinitiu
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form or a gerund and the two structures have very similar meanings.
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o d'un gerundi i les dues estructures tenen significats molt similars.
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In fact they're so similar that in some situations you can use either.
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De fet són tan similars que en algunes situacions pots utilitzar qualsevol de les dues.
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Have you spoken to Rachel? No I tried calling her but the line was busy.
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Has parlat amb la Rachel? No, ho he intentat trucant-li, però la línia estava ocupada.
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Have you spoken to Rachel? No I tried to call her but the line was busy.
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Has parlat amb la Rachel? No, he intentat trucar-li, però la línia estava ocupada.
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In both cases Jay wanted to speak to Rachel. 'I tried calling' means he thought phoning
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En tots dos casos en Jay volia parlar amb Rachel. "I tried calling" vol dir que ell pensava que trucar-li
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might be the way to do it. I tried to call' means he made an effort - made
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podria ser la manera de fer-ho. "I tried to call" vol dir que ell va fer un esforç, és a dir, que va fer
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an attempt to speak to her. So the difference is very subtle - very small.
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un intent de parlar amb ella. Així que la diferència és molt subtil, molt petita.
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'Try doing' is about getting results, achieving a successful outcome.
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"Try doing" és obtenir resultats, aconseguir un resultat reeixit.
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Try to do' is about making an effort. I'm trying to change this lightbulb but I can't reach.
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'Try to do" és fer un esforç. Estic intentant canviar la bombeta però no hi arribo.
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. We often use 'try to do' when we think something is hard.
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Sovint fem servir 'try to do' quan pensem que alguna cosa és difícil.
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We're trying to do this jigsaw, but it's very difficult.
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Estem tractant de fer aquest trencaclosques, però és molt difícil.
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What's a frog's favourite drink? Jay, I'm busy.
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Quina és la beguda preferida d'una granota? Jay, estic ocupada.
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Croak-a-Cola. Did you know cows have four stomachs?
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Croak-a-Cola (croak=raucar) Sabies que les vaques tenen quatre estómacs?
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Jay, I'm trying to work.
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Jay, intento treballar.
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So we use 'try to' when an action itself is hard. When the action is easy but we don't know if it will achieve the result we want,
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Així doncs, fem servir 'try to' quan una acció en si mateixa és difícil. Quan l'acció és fàcil, però no sabem si aconseguirem el resultat que volem,
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we use 'try doing'. What do you think? It's a bit tasteless.
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fem servir 'try doing''. Què en penses? És una mica insípid.
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Try adding some salt. OK. Adding salt is easy, so the issue here is
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Prova d'afegir una mica de sal. D'ACORD. L'addició de sal és fàcil, de manera que la qüestió aquí és
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will salt make it better. Try doing' is about experimenting to find
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¿la sal farà que sigui millor? "Try doing" és com experimentar per trobar
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something that works. The television's not working. Try plugging it in. Oh.
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alguna cosa que funcioni. La televisió no funciona. Prova d'endollar-la. Oh.
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We often use 'trying doing' when there's a
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Sovint fem servir 'trying doing' quan hi ha un
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problem and we're suggesting a possible solution. Coming? I want to finish my coffee. It's hot.
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problema i suggerim una possible solució. Que véns? Em vull acabar el cafè. Està calent.
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Try putting some ice in it. Good idea. I do wish you'd try going out with some of
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Prova de posar-hi una mica de gel. Bona idea. M'hagués agradat que haguéssis provat de sortir amb alguns dels
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the other boys as well as Geoff. Why? Mother I like Geoff a lot.
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altres nois a més d'en Geoff. Per què? Mare, m'agrada molt en Geoff.
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I know dear. I like him too. But after all, there are other boys in the world.
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Ja ho sé, bonica. A mi també m'agrada. Però hi ha altres nois al món.
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So 'try to do' - make an effort. 'Try doing' - experiment. You can see both forms in this
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Així 'try to do' - fer un esforç. "Try doing" - experimentar. Pots veure totes dues formes en
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sentence here. Learning to touch type is hard. You have to
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aquesta frase. Aprendre a escriure sense mirar és difícil.
03:38
make an effort. Perhaps sticky notes will help, or perhaps not. They're an experiment.
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Cal fer un esforç. Potser els post-its poden ajudar, o potser no. Són un experiment.
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One last example. What are you doing?
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Un últim exemple. Què fas?
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I'm trying to get a paper ball into Kathy's trash can. Oh well done! Can I try? Sure. OK. Here we go.
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Estic intentant encistellar una bola de paper en la paperera de la Kathy. Oh, ben fet! Puc provar-ho? És clar. D'ACORD. Som-hi!
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Try rolling it into a smaller ball. OK.
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Intenta fer una bola més petita. D'acord.
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