They could write "E" for eunuch on passports and on certain government forms, but had failed in their campaign for acceptance at the ballot box.
现在，他们可以在护照和一些公文表格上填写“E”（Eunuch 就是去睾者的意思），但这场斗争始终没能为他们赢得投票箱的赞同。
Fang said that he had checked the Caltech alumni list and an online doctoral dissertation database, but had failed to locate Tang's name on either one of them.
方说他检查了加州理工学院的校友名单和网上的博士论文数据库，但在这两者中都没有找到唐的名字。
Tom had struggled with his pride a few days, and tried to "whistle her down the wind," but failed.
经历了几天的心理斗争之后，汤姆想了结这件心事，但没有成功。
Being completely tired, Rose had no choice but to quit her job and moved 370 kilometers away from her home to avoid Wi-Fi signals but failed.
由于筋疲力尽，罗斯不得不辞掉工作，搬到离家370公里以外的地方以躲避Wi-Fi信号，但最终还是没能成功。
She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the grade.
她渴望成为一名舞蹈家但没有成功。
She had a strong desire to be a dancer but failed to make the grade.
她渴望成为一名舞蹈家但没有成功。
Short segments of the road had been observed by earlier explorers, Bown said, but they failed to realize its significance or follow up on their observations.
鲍恩说，早期的探险者已经观测过这条路的一小段，但他们没有意识到它的重要性，也没有继续进行观测。
Several swimmers had tried to swim it, but all failed.
有几个游泳者曾试图游过去，但都失败了。
All but one failed to transform their business and all but one were unable to do that because of the large unsustainable burn rates they had built up.
所有业务转型中只有一个是失败的，而这一个失败是由于未能大幅支持他们业已创立的烧钱率。
The original female birth control pill was developed as a fertility treatment, but when it failed, researchers realized they had a potentially effective contraceptive on their hands.
女性避孕药最初用来治疗不育，但失败之后，研究人员却发现他们拥有了一种有潜在避孕效果的药。
But the England international failed to beat goalkeeper Marton Fulop after Malouda's header had put him clear of the Sunderland defence.
但是英格兰国脚在接到马卢达的头球摆渡形成单刀后并没有攻破桑德兰门将费洛浦的十指关。
But Mr Ritter had slapped punitive regulations on the oil and gas industry, and failed to compete effectively for big military projects.
但是现在州长黎特尔却断然对石油、天然气行业采取惩罚性措施，而且连一个大型军事项目都没争取到。
Mr Fox had promised to transform the country, but many of his proposals failed in the incumbent congress.
福克斯先生曾许诺会为国家进行改头换面的革新，但是他的许多提议在义不容辞的国会议谈中夭折了。
Icould have failed, but even if I had, it wouldn’t really have mattered:I’d probably still have got close to my goal.
我可能会失败，但就算我失败了。也没什么大不了的：这样也许我更接近我的目标呢。。。。
I could try to take decisions by myself, but I had failed twice. I was still not sure if I had made the right decision.
我试图自己做决定，但两次遭到失败，我当时仍然不敢肯定我的决定是否正确。
Attempts to broaden the range in the hope of increased sales had failed-porsche customers had refused to recognize any model but the 911 as a true Porsche.
保时捷为了增加销售额，曾经设计了其他类型的车，但市场反响都不佳，导致的结果就是保时捷用户认为只有911才是真正的保时捷，拒绝其他任何车型。
Admittedly, it had been placed under extreme conditions when it failed, but such forces are to be expected from time to time when the machine is running normally.
不可否认极限条件导致失败，但在正常工作状态下，这种极限条件也会遇到的。
He had previously attempted the same stunt last year but failed after wet weather caused his right tyre to slip.
去年同样的活动中因为潮湿天气轮胎打滑他没能挑战成功。
I now realize that I should have had the courtesy to acknowledge my gaffe and apologize, but words failed me at the time.
我现在已经意识到自己应该有礼貌地承认自己的失礼，然后表达歉意，但是当时却说不出这样的话来。
Originally, he had set out to build an online video game, but then detoured when he failed to find investors.
起初，他是准备建立一个在线计算机游戏的，但因为找不到投资者而改变了方向。
Mr. Lowery took a lie detector test to prove he was innocent, but the officers told him that he had failed it.
罗维利先生接受了一项测谎仪检测来证明他是无辜的，但警官告诉他说他在测试中失败了。
Not only had these flashy computer systems failed to forecast behaviour in, say, the subprime mortgage world, but they had also seduced bankers and investors to take foolhardy risks.
这些华而不实的计算机系统不仅未能预测到，比方说，次贷领域的行为，而且还引诱银行家与投资者承担不明智的风险。
This man had talent most in Japan in those days. But he failed very hard.
在当时的日本，这个男人是最有才能的，但他却输得很惨。
If the telephone guys had set out to make something that did what the telegraph does, but better, they probably would have failed.
如果发明电话得人是参照电报得特点来设计电话得话，即使做的更好，他也会多半失败。
Traders and fund managers got huge rewards for speculating with other people’s money, but when they failed the parent company, the client and ultimately the taxpayer had to pay the bill.
经纪人和基金经理们通过投机其他人的钱而获取巨额回报，但当他们把所打工的公司搞垮之时，却由客户并最终由纳税人负担。
The evidence indicated that the company had failed for other reasons, but the Weirton workers thought otherwise and Al paid the price.
有证据表明，公司倒闭另有原因，但韦顿的工人可不这样认为，于是艾尔就成了牺牲品。
Jerry was seven then and she had had to manage him alone, had sometimes failed him, had sometimes been burdened too greatly, but she had always loved him.
杰里当时只有七岁，她不得不独自照顾他，她曾经让杰里失望过，也曾经觉得自己负担过重，但她一直很爱他。
Jerry was seven then and she had had to manage him alone, had sometimes failed him, had sometimes been burdened too greatly, but she had always loved him.
杰里当时只有七岁，她不得不独自照顾他，她曾经让杰里失望过，也曾经觉得自己负担过重，但她一直很爱他。
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