I didn't honestly think he'd pass the exam but he came up trumps on the day.

说实话我以为他考试及不了格，但是那天他发挥出色，考得不错。

《牛津词典》

I made it pass the first cut the first year I applied, but was turned down for admission.

我在第一年申请的时候通过了第一次筛选，但是被拒绝录取了。

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I attempted to pass the exam, but it was too difficult.

我试图努力通过考试，但实在是太难了。

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"I think there is still a reasonable chance they could pass something, but they are going to have to come back, I think,and regroup in September and we may see that things are a little bit different than they are today, even perhaps a little more precarious for the passage of health care in September,".

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

I expect most everybody could pass all of the questions but it's just to keep you on track and keep you going.

我希望大家在所有的问题上都能及格,但这只是想让大家不要掉队,督促一下

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

But again, the key takeaway there was how many numbers did I touch on that pass?

同样，在这个过程中,我一共移动了几个数字？

哈佛公开课 - 计算机科学课程节选

It was a good twenty miles to Coaltown, not just down the road, but I had to pass it on my way home anyway.

NEWYORKER: The Cold Outside

"I was not showing the good results I would have liked to, but I knew this moment had to pass because I deserve better than that, " the 24-year-old told AFP.

CNN: Kuznetsova through after shaky start

She's Republican and female and from Louisville, but I could not get pass her negative attacks on Fletcher.

NPR: Richardson's Candidacy and Goodling's Testimony