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動詞 “try” 的意思是 “嘗試，試圖”，它可以分別與 “doing” 和 “to do” 搭配，組成 “try doing something” 和 “try to do something”，這兩個說法的意思不同。其中哪一個暗示了 “嘗試的結(jié)果并不成功”？“一分鐘英語” 視頻快速講解兩者之間的區(qū)別。

Hi, everyone, welcome back to English In A Minute. I'm James and today we're going to look at the verb try.

This verb can sometimes be a little bit difficult because it changes its meaning.

Let's take a look at some examples.

I tried baking a cake.

I tried to bake a cake.

These two sentences are almost exactly the same, but their meaning is quite different.

What's the difference? Let me give you some clues.

I tried baking a cake.

When we use try with an -ing verb, it simply means that you attempted something.

I tried to bake a cake.

So, when you attempt to do something but you are not so successful, you can use try with 'to' and a verb.

When you want to talk about a new experience, use try with an -ing verb.

But if you want to say that your attempt at something wasn't successful, use 'to' and a verb.

1.“Try + doing” 用來表達(dá) “嘗試以前沒做過的事”。

2. “Try + to do” 用來表達(dá) “試圖做某事，但沒有成功”。