43. In an effort to spread awareness to teens across the nation, the Allstate Foundation sponsored a Keep-The-Drive Summit at Sunset Station on January 23rd.
點(diǎn)睛
in an effort to do sth. 意為“為做成某事”，置于句首引導(dǎo)目的狀語(yǔ)，表示強(qiáng)調(diào)，而其后所接的目的也是聽音的重點(diǎn)。awareness意為“意識(shí)，認(rèn)識(shí)”。sponsor意為“贊助；主辦”。summit意為“峰會(huì)”。
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口語(yǔ)中與effort有關(guān)的短語(yǔ)還有：
make an effort (to do sth.) 意為“盡力做某事，勉為其難做某事”。如：
Even though you don't like them, you should make an effort to be polite. 你即使不喜歡他們，也應(yīng)該盡力禮貌一些。
make every effort意為“盡一切努力”。如：
Every effort is being made to deal with that problem. 為處理那個(gè)問題，人們正盡一切努力。
be an effort意為“費(fèi)力，痛苦”。如：
He was so weak that even standing up was an effort. 他太虛弱了，就連站起來(lái)都很吃力。
