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In the following days, Xxxx struggles to cope with his daily work and life. Each day is more unbearable than the last, but he still has to endure it and force himself to move forward. As one can well imagine, going forward Xxxx is certain to have problems in various respects. He begins to do the work assigned to him very reluctantly. When the director tells him what to do, he listens and that is it. Afterward, **he tries his best to achieve what he can**, but if he can’t manage to do something, he doesn’t get serious with himself.

Si parla di un giovane che vuol fare l'attore... mi sembra che qui una traduzione letterale non sia molto efficace, quindi chiedo suggerimenti (meno transcreativi possibili). Grazie.