不遺余力 spare no effort [efforts; pains]; be all out; be unsparing in one's efforts; do one's level best; do one's utmost to ...; go to all lengths; leave no stones unturned; make an all-out effort (to ...); make every endeavor; make the best of one's way; with all one's might; without sparing any effort
心余力拙 one's eyes are bigger than one's stomach.; though he still cherishes high aspirations, his strength falls short of his wishes.; more than willing but lacking the power to ...; bite off more than one can chew
She works as a bar hostss in a night - club frequented by the senior cadres and the nouveaux riches , but retains a nostalgia for her past . hu jin deserts her studies to try her luck in the labyrinthine city 余力為以充滿詩意的鏡頭捕捉她們的生活,客觀又批判地展現她們在燈紅酒綠的黑暗中過著的日子,具生活感之馀亦詩意盎然,是紀錄中罕有的佳作。