When he failed to get on the team, it came as a body blow to him.

他没有被选为队员，感到大失所望。

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When he failed to call the four foreign passengers, Zhang Peng directly went to the hotel again where he had dropped them off.

张鹏没有打通四名外国乘客电话后，直接回到了他们下车处的酒店。

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When he failed, he was stoned and beheaded.

他失败了，于是被乱石砸死并被砍了头。

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Daniel Entwistle was seven when he failed to return home on Saturday, 3 May, 2003.

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Nicks surprised Coughlin Wednesday when he failed to show up for the team's first voluntary workout.

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When he failed to show up for prison in June 2008, his name was everywhere.

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