| 1. | Certainly we strained every nerve to be ready .
的确，我们的每一条神经都是绷得紧紧的。 |
| 2. | Heaven knew, madame blanche was straining every nerve to have her again !
只有老天爷晓得，白朗施太太绞尽过多少脑汁还想把她弄回去。 |
| 3. | He strained every nerve to get the post , but was unsuccessful
他竭尽全力想得到那份工作，但是没有成功。 |
| 4. | We must strain every nerve to live in accordance with the best in us
我们必须尽力按我们内在最好的那部分去生活。 |
| 5. | Besides , she was very fond of madame ; she had left mme blanche for the express purpose of taking service with her , and heaven knew mme blanche was straining every nerve to have her again
首先，因为她很喜欢太太，所以才特意离开布朗瑟太太，天晓得布朗瑟太太动了多少脑筋想把她要回去！ |
| 6. | The intrepid treasure - seeker walked round it , and , selecting the spot from whence it appeared most susceptible to attack , placed his lever in one of the crevices , and strained every nerve to move the mass
这位勇敢的探宝者绕着大石转了一圈，选了一处似乎最容易进攻的地方，把他的撬棒插入一道裂缝，用尽了全力来撬那块大石头。 |
| 7. | Brings it to pass that though he strains every nerve to fit out an expedition against england , which would unmistakably have led to his ruin , he never puts this project into execution , and happens to fall upon mack with the austrians , who surrender without a battle
所有这一切比任何其他手段都更有力地使群众信服他有权有势。机遇使他把全力远征英国的意图远征英国肯定会使他毁灭，而且这个意图永远无法实现突然改为进攻马克和他率领的不战而降的奥地利军队。 |
| 8. | I thought , sir , that you were on the road a long way before me ; and i strained every nerve to overtake you , and made effort on effort to utter your name and entreat you to stop - but my movements were fettered , and my voice still died away inarticulate ; while you , i felt , withdrew farther and farther every moment
我想，先生，你远远地走在我前面，我使出浑身劲儿要赶上你，一次次奋力叫着你的名字，央求你停下来一但我的行动被束缚着，我的嗓音渐渐地沉下去，变得模糊不清，而你，我觉得分分秒秒离我越来越远了。 ” |
| 9. | The fourth and chief reason why it was impossible is that war was waged in 1812 under conditions more terrible than ever since the world has existed ; and the russian troops strained every nerve in the pursuit of the french , and could not have done more without perishing themselves
第四，之所以不可能，还有一点是最主要的，从古至今，没有任何一次战争像一八一二年的战争所处的条件那么可怕，俄国军队追击法国人已经用尽了一切力量，以致于再多做一点事情，必将自取灭亡。 |
