Professor Johnson, last night when I was putting the finishing touches on my paper, a computer failure completely wiped out my files, do you think I can have another day to retype it?

约翰逊教授，昨天晚上我对我的论文做最后的润色时，电脑发生故障，我的文件全被清除了。你能不能再给我一天时间，把它重新打一遍？

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The computer failure was due to a glitch caused by lightning.

该电脑因为闪电缘故所以出现了一点故障。

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This is a computer failure occurred most frequently, but also the most difficult to resolve.

这是电脑故障里出现频率最高的，同时也是最难解决的。

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Lindsay also said he did not tell Hillary Rodham Clinton about the computer failure.

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The cause of the computer failure was not known on Monday, said FAA spokesman Jerry Snyder.

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He has accepted that the time taken to clear the mess caused by the computer failure had been "unacceptable".

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