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1.下面每组里的两句意思相同：

• Try to do it.
  Try and do it.
• I will try to do it.
  I will try and do it.
• You must try to keep perfectly still for a moment.
  You must try and keep perfectly still for a moment.

每组里的第一句多用在文字里。第二句多用在口语里。第二句比第一句语气重些。参见and 5

2.try后面接不定式或动名词都有。例如：Have you ever tried to cook?和Have you ever tried cooking? 用不定式比用动名词普通。用了动名词把它所表示的动作看作一件特别的事，比较下面两句：

• He tried to read, but he was too tired to read much.
• He tried reading, but that could not make him forget his trouble.

下面一句里的writing和painting是指“写作”和“绘画”两件事，跟下文various other things处于同等地位，不可改作to write和to paint：

• To make a living. Tom had tried writing, painting, and various other things, but had failed in all.

下面两句里也用动名词，不用不定式：

• Try knocking at the back door if nobody hears you at the front door.
• Try cooking the vegetable, if you don't like it uncooked.

3.The judge tried the case yesterday（这审判员昨天审理这案件）等句是英美通用的。The lawyer tried the case yesterday（这律师［在法庭上］昨天办理这案件）等句是美国英语。

4.try用作名词是类名词。例如：Let me have a try at it. 和I had three tries and succeeded each time.