871. I’m sure I just failed that exam.
我確信剛才那個(gè)考試我沒通過。
872. Terry just lost that account for our company.
特里剛剛把我們公司的賬目給弄丟了。
873. He gambled away most of his savings.
他賭博輸?shù)袅怂拇蟛糠址e蓄。
874. The cook ruined this meal.
那個(gè)廚師把這頓飯做得很糟。
875. The attempt ended in complete failure.
這次嘗試以徹底失敗而告終。
876. She failed to find any solution to the problem.
她沒有找到任何解決這個(gè)問題的方法。
877. I can’t find any kind of job in this town.
在這個(gè)鎮(zhèn)里我找不到任何工作。
878. Tim finished last in the race.
在比賽中迪姆是最后一名。
879. Bill lost the election for mayor.
比爾在市長(zhǎng)競(jìng)選中失敗了。
880. He couldn’t finish the report on time.
他不能按時(shí)完成報(bào)告。
881. During the talent portion, my voice broke when I went to go for a high note.
在才藝表演部分,我在唱高音時(shí)唱不上去。
882. I did get a new job, but then I got fired.
我的確找到了一份新的工作,不過我又被解雇了。
883. I can’t believe I failed so horribly.
我不能相信我竟會(huì)失敗得這么慘。
884. At least you learned a valuable lesson about not getting in over your head.
至少你得到了一個(gè)有價(jià)值的教訓(xùn),就是做事情要量力而為。
885. I lost my job, so I couldn’t afford to live on my own anymore.
我失業(yè)了,所以我不能自食其力了。
【生詞解讀】
1. failure [] n. 失敗
2. fail [] v. 不及格
3. gamble [] v. 賭掉,輸光
4. solution [] n. 解答;解決(辦法) ;解釋
5. portion [] n. 部分