Question

Try to avoid mentioning this sensitive subject lest he be of

Answer 1

try to do sth. 侧重于“设法、努力”去做的意思；例如：

We'll try to improve our teaching methods.

我们要设法改进教学方法.

try doing sht. 侧重于“尝试一下”做某件事的意思.例如：

Let's try knocking at the back door.

咱们敲后边的门试试.