4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Final rendering: Mr. Li's daughter is very beautiful, and many boys are trying every possible way to become her boyfriend. Discussion: That I may refer you to: http://homepage.mac.com/moogoonghwa/tsongkit/part2/II-7-g.html#s1 Acknowledgement: I have decided to award my points to Minoer, because she has set me straight with the notion of an "ongoing condition". The idea of "have been trying" suggests that, the attempts, although still occurring, may end at any moment. What evidence is there to believe this? Unless there is further discussion I prefer the word "become" in this context over "be", because everyone is trying to achieve what no one has yet been able to accomplish. Is this not a sort of becoming? Tvera's very useful entry is also to be applauded. I adopted her notion of "every possible way" into my final rendering. It is a more colorful expression than "many ways" and therefore closer to the original. Thanks to everyone! No entry went unread, and all were carefully considered. Simply I wish there had been more discussion about the use of 想 in this context. Maybe next time! "