1.across the country 全國各地
例句:Companies across the country are beginning to show a healthy interest in theatre for children.
全國有多家公司都開始對兒童戲劇表現出極大的興趣 。
2.in an attempt to 企圖
例句:After Marie Antoinette was guillotined, her lips moved in an attempt to speak.
瑪麗·安托瓦內特被送上斷頭臺處決后,她的嘴唇動了動,想開口說話 。