The phrase "and attempt to explain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when you want to indicate that someone is trying to clarify or make something understandable.
Example: "In the meeting, we will discuss the new policy changes and attempt to explain their implications for our team."
Alternatives: "and try to clarify" or "and seek to elucidate".
Harder still, she will visit the woman who did this to her and attempt to explain the damage it caused.
I'll hear about problems at school, answer questions on religion, and attempt to explain puberty without sounding like a seventh-grade health teacher.
Common in other cultures as well, those tales such as "Why the Lizard Often Nods" and "Why the Owl Never Sleeps at Night" are often amusing and attempt to explain common animal behaviour.
In an interview late last month with The Los Angeles Times, Mr. Duelfer declined to discuss any findings in detail, but said his report would document the evidence collected to date and attempt to explain "the evolution and decision process" regarding Iraq's illicit weapons program through 2003.
If there's anything in any way funny about a drawing — it may not rise to the level of a great cartoon, but it's there — thousands of people looking at it will find that angle and attempt to explain it in some way.
HPC theorists privilege and attempt to explain similarities.
Freedman released a statement "unreservedly apologising" and attempting to explain the comments on Friday morning, saying she was "mortified".
The origins and developments of communes are complex, and attempts to explain them in simple terms are doomed to failure.
And as Salon's David Sirota adeptly documented on Friday, Clapper is still spouting falsehoods as he apologizes and attempts to explain why he did it.
Around 3,000 stranded and bemused passengers were given food handouts by the demonstrators, who apologised for the inconvenience and attempted to explain the motivation for the disruption.
