"I have only one son, and he failed to live up to my expectations," Yuan's father said.

袁的父亲说：“我只有一个儿子，但是他辜负了我的期望。”

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"I have only one son, and he failed to live up to my expectations, " Yuan's father said.

袁的父亲说：“我只有一个儿子，但是他辜负了我的期望。”

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He failed his exams and didn't bother about the resits.

他考试没有通过，却没有为补考而感到烦恼。

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If his plan failed, he could offer them in exchange for his own freedom and that of his men.

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Because, depending on which of his classes he passed and which of his classes he failed, the question was going to be, ? was he going to graduate or not?

因为，根据他哪些课及格了,哪些课不及格了，问题变成了，他能否毕业？

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But he failed the test and he's very disappointed.

但他最后还是没有通过，于是他挺沮丧的。

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We now know there was a deal available, and he failed to make it.

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Duke says Mr. Johnson's management style clashed with its culture and he failed to resolve problems at Progress's nuclear operations, among other issues.

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From there he had a clean shot to the green, but the shot came up short and he failed to get up and down.

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