“尽力做某事”用英语可以这么说:try to do sth/struggle to do sth/manage to do sth/do one's best/try one's best/take pains to do sth。
try to do sth
例:He secretly tried to help her at work.
他试图悄悄地在工作上帮助她。
struggle to do sth
例:...a young boy's struggle to support his poverty-stricken family.
…一个年轻男孩为支撑自己贫穷的家庭所做的努力。
manage to do sth
例:I managed to pull myself up onto a wet, sloping ledge.
我设法爬上了一个潮湿的倾斜岩脊。
do one's best
例:One should do one's best at all times.
一个人无论何时都应尽自己最大的努力。
try one's best
例:Try one's best is a necessary personality.
全力以赴,是一种必要的品格。
take pains to do sth
例:now they take pains to explain the fund's strategy.
现在,经理煞费苦心地解释基金的策略。