The film is a house of cards. If one scene fails to hold, the entire credibility of the film comes crashing down.

这部电影可能失败，如果一个场景失败了，那整个电影的可信度就崩溃了。

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If a purchaser fails to punch in the correct PIN at the checkout, the transaction gets rejected.

如果购买者未能在结帐时输入正确的密码，交易将不能进行。

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She never fails to email every week.

每周她必定发电子邮件。

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An impacted wisdom tooth is one that fails to completely rise through the gums -- the term is erupt.

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And dualism simply says, "It's all nonphysical, it's part of the ether," and hence fails to explain it.

二元论只是说,"心灵是无形的,是世界的一部分",因此并不能给出合理的解释

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There's just no dirty trick that anybody fails to do if it can.

各种卑鄙战术,无所不用其极

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Debt continues to mount as a lack of political agreement fails to restructure government spending.

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In addition, the distraction test fails to identify some children who have a hearing impairment.

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Worse, outsourcing nurtures corporate complacency whereby leadership fails to address competitive threats from alternative products.

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