When he appeared before Congress, Gifford was unable to defend Hoover's position that relief was the responsibility of local governments and private giving.

VOA: special.2011.03.10

The chaste poet was unable to pass uninjured in that wild surrounding waste. This violence was so terrible that not even his mother, the muse Calliope, could save him.

这端正老实的诗人无法在这野蛮的进攻中,全身而退，巴克坎忒斯的暴行是如此可怕,就连俄耳甫斯的母亲，身为缪斯之一的克莱俄帕也救不了他。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Now we know that Milton was blind probably well before the time he began writing Paradise Lost, and therefore, of course, he was then unable to read.

现在我们知道弥尔顿很可能失明了,这早于他开始写《失乐园》的时间，因此，他不能通过眼睛阅读。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

But Roberto was unable to join the major league team because he was still in high school.

VOA: special.2010.04.11

Although her work was quite popular, she was unable to make a living with her writing.

VOA: special.2009.02.22

At the hospital he fell into a coma and was unable to communicate.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

But Cooke was unable to sell as many bonds as he expected.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

The young shoe salesman was unable to guess about her background.

VOA: special.2009.09.05

Last August, a driver in California was unable to stop.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

The plane was unable to return to the airport.

VOA: special.2009.04.01

During his first tenure, Mr.Leterme was unable to overcome deep divisions between the nation's Flemish and French speaking communities.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

Stogel took his car back to the dealer, but he says the service manager was unable to give him answers.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Last December,King Bhumipol was unable to deliver his annual birthday speech to the nation due to health reasons.

VOA: standard.2009.09.21

U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says Amiri was scheduled to return to Iran on Monday, but was unable to make travel arrangements.

VOA: standard.2010.07.13

Yet as president, Mr.Havel was unable to keep the country together.

VOA: standard.2009.11.17

I paid off as much as I could." Zahwe Samouni had little cash left and was unable to find enough construction materials, but she managed to build a two-room cinderblock house.

VOA: standard.2010.01.02

They were unable to contact one of the drivers, so the WorldFirst car was barred from the event.

VOA: special.2009.11.03

As a result, Martin Ramirez was soon homeless and unable to find work.

VOA: special.2010.04.14

His family was in Pakistan for a wedding two weeks ago. They were supposed to leave Sunday, but were unable due to flight delays.

VOA: standard.2010.04.23

The Spanish picked up the pressure in the second half, but were unable to find their way through the U.S.defense, which was bolstered by the return of captain Carlos Bocanegra, who was missing from first round matches with a hamstring injury.

VOA: standard.2009.06.24