Such needle sticks are common. But a recent study found that medical students often fail to report them.

VOA: special.2010.02.10

But again, the disaster is to fail to coordinate and go to see different movies.

如果协调失败两人各看各的,就也是个悲剧了

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

But in spite of your best effort, you fail to lose a single kilogram.

但是即便你这么努力，你还是一斤肉都没减下来。

I'm frustrated 课堂 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

"But the truth is, seventy-five percent of the children fail."

VOA: special.2010.05.20

This is one example that, without fail, people would say is a marvel of medicine and bioengineering, but that it's still something to keep track of.

刚才就是一个例子,在技术上我们并没有失败,人们也会称赞医学和生物工程的神奇,但仍然需要注意可能发生的情况

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

One business may fail, but likely not all.

VOA: special.2010.01.31

He wrote his son in 1704, he said, "I may die tomorrow, but be sure that you have little pleasure if you fail to follow my example.

他在一七零四年写给他的儿子信中说到,"我可能明天就死了,而如果你不能遵循我的的脚步,你是不会快乐的的

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

But it says many other countries, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, will fail to reach that target.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

So think about, I don't want to push this too hard but think about other games where people are communicating to fail, to avoid a failure of coordination.

我不想把问题说得太严重,我们不妨举一些沟通失败的博弈案例,或者说努力避免沟通失败

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

"The donors are pumping in a lot of resources." "Civil society is working on access but the truth is 75 percent of the children fail.

VOA: standard.2010.05.19

Typically--I don't know for those particular children, but typically on those tasks three-year-olds and young four-year-olds tend to fail, and around the age of four or five kids tend to succeed.

我不太了解那些特定儿童的情况,但一般来讲,三岁和刚进入四岁的儿童,通常会在这些任务中失败,而四岁或是五岁左右的儿童则通常会成功

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

He also asserted the United States and other nations have tried to isolate Iran for the last 30 years, but have failed and will continue to fail.

VOA: standard.2009.12.07

But these things do fail.

但这些玩意确实会失效。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

But Mr.Obama said he is confident that the forces of destruction will fail."

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

So you pick a better material like iron and steel, that makes a better bridge, we know that now because we have experience with bridges, but still your bridge might fail.

你选择了钢铁作为材料,来造了一座更好的桥,我们现在能够明晰这一点,是因为在造桥这件事上我们现在很有经验,但即使是我们现在造的桥也仍然会倒塌

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

The general's secret assessment, leaked to the Washington Post several weeks ago, follows the president's basic approach, but says it could fail unless he gets more troops.

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

They are borrowers that are thought, by the various models, to be likely to fail to pay on their mortgage and to have to be foreclosed; often low income, but also they're people with poor credit histories.

通过一些模型的计算,这些借款人,很有可能无法偿付贷款,抵押房产会被贷款人收回,借款人通常属于低收入人群,而且这些人没有很好的信用记录

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

But if the two parties fail to make an agreement, Mr.Clegg could side with Labor, giving the party that has led Britain for more than a decade a chance to hold on to power.

VOA: standard.2010.05.10

I know that may seem like a surprising thing to say when I've just sort of gone on my little gleeful amount about how I'm going to fail all of you, but it's worth my saying you guys are so smart.

我知道这说起来很奇怪,当我有些幸灾乐祸的说,关于我怎么让你们全部不合格，但是这值得我说你们聪明非常。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

I recommend it, but only credit/D/fail.

我推荐这门课，但必须坚持出勤/D/不及格。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选