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871.Im sure I just failedv that exam. 我确信刚才那个考试我没通过。 872.Terry just lost that account for our company. 特里刚刚把我们公司的账目给弄丢了。 873.He gambledw away most of his savings. 他赌博输掉了他的大部分积蓄。 874.The cook ruined this m

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A widespread power blackout brought chaos to the heart of Australia's biggest city, Sydney. Thousands of homes have been left without electricity and there has been mayhem for commuters when the power failure forced the closure of major tunnels. The

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The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, on Wednesday cut short-term interest rates in an effort to boost the slowing economy. VOA's Barry Wood reports it was the eighth cut in the overnight federal funds rate in the past year. United States Fede

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I believe in honor, faith and service. I believe that a little outrage can take you a long way. I believe in freedom of speech. I believe in empathy. I believe in truth. I believe in the ingredients of love. This I believe. On Mondays we bring you ou

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Lessons of Failure Lord, are you trying to tell me something? For... Failure doesn't mean I'm a failure; It does mean I have not yet succeeded. Failure doesn't mean I've accomplished nothing; It does mean I've learned something. Failure doesn't mean

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The head of Spain's civil aviation said the Spanair plane that crashed in Madrid Wednesday must have suffered more than one kind of failure. Meanwhile, grieving relatives are continuing efforts to help identify the remains of the 153 people who were

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Failure is the mother of success. It is always darkest just before the day dawn. The miserable have no other medicine but only hope. In all things it is better to hope than to despair. If at first don

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A week after coordinated terrorist strikes killed and injured hundreds of people in India's financial hub, Mumbai, public anger is mounting at what people see as the government's failure to reduce the threat of terror strikes. As Anjana Pasricha fro

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Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and, as is conventional, I wished her success. I was lying. What I actually wish for her is failure. I believe in the power of failure. Success is boring. Success is proving that you can do something

ESL Podcast 524 – Talking About Failure

Akiko: How did your presentation go over this morning at the meeting? Gerry: It was a complete flop ! Akiko: I dont believe it. You spent weeks working on that presentation. Gerry: It wasnt the presentation that bombed . It was my big idea. Leona cal