尝试都没尝试过就轻言放弃的人不是缺乏自信心就是行尸走肉的人。正确的人生应该是为了自己的梦想千方百计争取有限的机会，挖掘无限潜能，不畏艰难险阻砥砺前行，创造响当当的未来。那么千方百计用英语怎么表达呢？想必大家都不约而同地想到了try one's best，以及程度更深的 try one's level best ，当然还有对应于 try 的一个短语动词 try for，例如：1. try one's best/ try one's level bestShe tried her best to solve the problem.她尽了最大的努力解决这个问题。I’ll do my level best to be there by ten o’clock, but I can’t promise anything.我会想尽一切办法在十点前赶到那里，但我不能保证任何事。2. try forShe's trying for a new world record in this weekend's race.她正努力在本周末的比赛中争取一项新的世界纪录。He's trying for the championship title in today's match.他正在争取今天比赛的冠军头衔。接下来的是一个貌似跟”千方百计“没有半点关系的习语 leave no stone unturned，它包含双重否定，字面意思是”转动每块石头“，常用来比喻千方百计或想尽一切办法，特别用来表示寻找东西，相当于 make every possible effort 或 do everything you can，例如：He left no stone unturned in his search for his natural mother.他千方百计寻找生母。We left no stone unturned looking for that earring, but we still couldn't find it. I'm thinking it got thrown out.我们千方百计寻找那只耳环，但还是找不到。我想它被扔掉了。Police vowed to leave no stone unturned trying to track down the fugitive.警方发誓要千方百计追捕逃犯。They promised that they will leave no stone unturned to find the solution to the problem.他们保证会千方百计找到解决问题的办法。
因此在表达东西很难找时可以用 leave no stone unturned，如像 a needle in a haystack 描述的大海捞针一样难找的东西，例如： Trying to find my contact lens on the floor was like looking for a needle in a haystack.在地板上找我的隐形眼镜就像大海捞针。Searching for one man in this city is like looking for a needle in a haystack.在这个城市里找一个人无异于大海捞针。当谈及寻找时，shake down 用来表示彻底搜查某人或某地，通常是为了找到被盗或非法的东西，相当于 search ，例如：shake down:The bouncer is shaking down everyone to make sure no one smuggles booze or drugs into the concert.保镖正在搜查所有人，以确保没有人走私酒或毒品进入音乐会。The officer shook me down even though I told him I didn't have a gun on me.尽管我告诉他我身上没有枪，但警官还是搜了我的身体。search:Police searched for clues in the area.警察在那一地带查找线索。The customs officers searched through our bags.海关官员搜遍了我们的行李。短语动词 look out，look for 或 search out，所表示的寻找的强度没有那么深，例如：look out:I'll look out for you at the conference.我会在开会时来找你。I always look out for deals when I'm shopping.我购物的时候总是注意物美价廉。look for: Where have you been? We've been looking for you.你上哪儿去了？我们一直在找你。Are you still looking for a job?你还在找工作吗？search out: We've been searching out locations to shoot our new film.我们一直在寻找拍摄新电影的地点。I have to search Sarah out to get the administrator password to the computer.我得把莎拉搜出来才能得到电脑的管理员密码。只要有了目标，就不要犹豫不决，朝着胜利的彼岸快马加鞭。
