He just took it for granted that he would pass the exam, but to his surprise, he failed it.

他想当然地认为自己能通过考试，但让他惊讶的是，他挂科了。

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I thought it was easy, but John said he failed it.

我认为很简单，但是约翰说他考不及格。

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He tried to stick it on with soap from the bathroom, but that also failed.

他试图用浴室里的肥皂把它粘上，但也失败了。

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And even if the rebellion failed, he predicted that it would lead to a civil war between the North and the South.

VOA: special.2009.06.25

He says the class action failed because it did not target a single action or policy by Wal-Mart.

VOA: special.2011.06.24

Tom Daschle made the decision after it became widely reported that he had failed to pay over one hundred forty thousand dollars in taxes.

VOA: special.2009.02.06

We now know there was a deal available, and he failed to make it.

NPR: Filibuster Fight Might Move to High Court Nominee

He said it failed to ban transfers of arms to those who "commit acts of aggression", apparently a reference to rebel groups.

BBC: Arms treaty blocked by Iran, North Korea and Syria

Bentham initially claimed he had been going at "roughly 60mph" at the time of the accident and that Dr Howells' van was showing no rear lights, so that he failed to spot it.

BBC: Richard Benthan