"I knew of course that when examined again he would fail and be thrown out.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

He doesn't at first hear the horn fail to blow, and then later, when a truck pulls up behind him, he fails to hear a horn that does blow: He was looking at the sign, and he didn't hear the horn.

在一开始,是他没有注意到这点，到后来卡车停在身后时，他连响的喇叭都听不到了：,“他看着那个标牌，以至于没听到喇叭声。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

The wonderful line he has in his last prose-fiction "Worstward Ho", Try again, fail again, fail better.

在他最后一部散文小说《向西去啊》有一句，再尝试，再失败，却更好地失败。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

I knew of course that when examined again he would fail and be thrown out.

VOA: special.2010.03.27

Don't fail him or he will drive you out just as he drove out the Canaanites. That's a theme in Deuteronomy.

不要让他失望，否则他也会驱逐你,就如同他驱逐迦南人，这是《申命记》的一个主题。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

And the company began to fail. He was dismissed by the owners.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

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

He said it was clear that McClellan wanted Pope to fail.

VOA: special.2009.09.24

This time, he must not fail.

VOA: special.2010.05.01

They were sure he would always fail.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

He says if we fail, then they are free to continue the drone attacks.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

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

VOA: standard.2009.06.30

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

French President Nicholas Sarkozy even told an interviewer that he might walk out of the summit, if nations fail to agree on stricter regulation of global financial markets.

VOA: standard.2009.04.01

He said "all options are available" if diplomacy and economic sanctions fail.

VOA: standard.2009.05.05

He said it would take longer to convince Afghans that the insurgency is going to fail, because they have been disappointed by the international military effort so far and because many view their government as inconsequential or corrupt.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09