Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher's productivity.
试着在潮湿的地方打洞，以提高集水器的效率。
2
He's taken these measures to try and dig himself out of a hole.
他采取了这些措施，力图摆脱困境。
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3
When the bear puts his tail into the water through a hole in the ice, to try and catch a fish, the ice freezes around it, and he ends up pulling his tail off.