他本欲作一番挣扎，却已力不从心。用英语怎么说？

他本欲作一番挣扎，却已力不从心。

He would have struggled but his strength had melted.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

would

aux. 将，将要，愿意，会，打算，大概；v. (will 的过去式，用于转述)将；

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。

have

aux. 用以构成完成式及完成式的不定式，表示已经…；vt. 有，具有，拿，取得，从事，必须，不得不；n. 〈口〉有产者，有钱人，富国，〈英俚〉欺骗，诈骗；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

struggled

v. 搏斗( struggle的过去式和过去分词 )，奋斗，努力，争取；

例句
There were signs that she struggled with her attacker before she was repeatedly stabbed.
有迹象表明，在她被连刺数刀前，曾与袭击者进行过搏斗。

but

conj. 但是，而是，除了，只因为；prep. 除…以外；adv. 只，不过，只是，另一方面；n. 借口，推辞，但是，反对；pron. [关系代词，意义相当于 who…not, which…not]；vt. 对…说“但是”；

例句
English food can be wonderful but the normal English diet is abominable.
英国也有美食，只是一般的日常饮食太过糟糕。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

strength

n. 力量，优点，长处，（光、声、色等的）力度，人力[数]；

例句
Roland was taken aback by our strength of feeling...
我们反应如此强烈，令罗兰大吃一惊。

had

v. 有（ have的过去式和过去分词 ），（亲属关系中）接受，拿，买到；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

melted

v. （使）融[溶，熔]化( melt的过去式和过去分词 )，溶解，（使）消散，消失，（使）软化，变得温柔；

例句
She gave him a soft appealing look that would have melted solid ice.
她恳求地看了他一眼，温柔的眼神足以融化坚冰。