他没有通过考试，真让人吃惊。

It was surprising that he had failed the exam.

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他没有通过考试。那让他很沮丧。

He didn't pass the exam. That made him very upset.

youdao

令我感到吃惊的是，他没有通过考试。

To the surprise of me, he didn't pass the exam.

youdao

If the person has not mastered the basic concept, the person must fail, must get four or less.

如果他没有掌握基本的概念，那就一定不能通过考试，只得十分之四或更少。

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