He let his wife down when he failed to obtain promotion.

他没有得到提升，令他妻子失望。

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He started every game to win it, and sometimes wept when he failed.

每场比赛他都抱着必胜的心态开始，有时候输了甚至会默默流泪。

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Originally, he had set out to build an online video game, but then detoured when he failed to find investors.

起初，他是准备建立一个在线计算机游戏的，但因为找不到投资者而改变了方向。

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

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