他已经尽最大努力进行改变了
“and tried their best to change it,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“they already knew what was going to happen”
他 已经 尽最大努力 进行改变 了
“and tried their best to change it,”
“but the outcome was still the same.”
“You cannot fault him; he pushed himself to the absolute limit.”
Chinese cultural philosophy often values doing one's utmost regardless of outcome, balancing human will against fatalistic realities.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to do one's utmost; to spare no effort
A frequent collocation used in both professional and casual speech to denote giving 100% effort.
to make changes / to effect change
A slightly formal verb-object structure suitable for discussing systemic or deliberate modifications.
Marks the completed state of the effort undertaken.