He failed to set a new record, but it was a good attempt.

他虽然没有创出新的记录，但他做了很大的努力。

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On January 15, 2003, a Canadian wanted to prick near 1000 syringe needles in his body and limbs in Winnipeg City, Canada in order to set a new record of Guinness.

2003年1月15日，加拿大人布伦特·莫法特在加拿大的温尼佩格计划将1000支医用针头分别穿在自己的躯干和四肢上，创造一项新的基尼斯世界纪录。

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The case appears to set a new record, at least for the age of the oldest protagonist - the previous oldest couple to divorce were Bertie and Jessie Wood, both aged 98, from the UK.

两人的离婚创下了纪录，最起码成为了年龄最大的离婚者。之前年龄最大的离婚者是英国一对98岁的夫妇伯蒂和杰西·伍德。

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The Flying Cloud had set a record for sailing from New York to San Francisco.

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Bolt shattered his old mark by 11-100ths of a second to set the new world record of 19.19 seconds.

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Well, the BrewDog punks just went over the top again, to set a new record.

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Goldman's earnings set an alltime high for investment banks in 2005--then grew 76% last year to set a new record.

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Apple has indicated that it expects to set a new record for iPad shipments in the December quarter, helped by very strong sales overseas.

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