When his parachute failed, he thought he was a goner.

当他的降落伞失灵时，他想他算完了。

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So Charles Force thought of a creative solution: If he could get more grease around the failed bearing, it would probably be fine.

因此查里斯·福思想出了一个创造性的解决方案：如果能够在失效的轴承四周多放一些润滑油脂，这样可能会使轴承的运转情况会有所好转。

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He thought he could pass the exam easily, but he failed.

他以为他能轻易地通过考试，结果他没通过。

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Time and time again he thought he had it, only to find that he had failed again.

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Prosecutor Oliver Haswell told the court that Suffolk police officer Stott - who admitted a separate speeding offence in 2009 but kept his licence and his job - had failed to stop because he thought it was "former colleagues playing a prank".

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So Charles Force thought of a creative solution: If he could get more grease around the failed bearing, it would probably be fine.

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