That expression is " to fall asleep at the switch" .

那个表达就是“to fall asleep at the switch”（玩忽职守）。

It is being sued for negligence, according to its annual report.

根据该公司年度报告，其因玩忽职守罪名被起诉。

A station master has been arrested and charged with manslaughter through negligence for the head-on collision of a passenger train with a freight train.

一辆客运列车与一辆货运列车迎头相撞，一名站长被控玩忽职守过失杀人罪被逮捕。

French politicians have accused the UK of negligence after last week's reports of untreated sewage being discharged into the sea.

上周有报道称英国经处理的污水排入大海，法国政客指责英国玩忽职守。

" This person has been negligent and irresponsible, and it's led to putting a lot of people in danger."

“这个人一直玩忽职守，不负责任，这导致很多人处于险之中。”

Senator Marco Rubio agreed that the president's failure to take action sooner amounted to a dereliction of duty.

参议员马尔科·鲁比奥同意，总及早采取行动相当于玩忽职守。

When it comes to teaching English, VOA Learning English promises not to fall asleep at the wheel.

说到英语教学，VOA慢速英语承诺不会玩忽职守。

In court records the company argued Rios was a negligent party, the case was later dismissed.

在法庭记录中，该公司辩称里奥斯是玩忽职守的一方，该案后来被驳回。

But she fell asleep at the wheel and did not get her task done on time.

但她玩忽职守，没有按时完成任务。

During an important game, the star goalie of the football team was asleep at the wheel.

在一场重要的比赛中，足球队的明星守门员玩忽职守。

So, don't sue me for malpractice later.

所以， 以后不要再告我玩忽职守了。

The Ledo Stockade’s warden and 8 guards are formally reprimanded for negligence.

Ledo Stockade 的监狱长和 8 名警卫因玩忽职守而受到正式训斥。

" You screwed around, and you're about to find out."

“你玩忽职守，马上就会尝到苦果。”

And if it wasn't a bastard about it, he would be derelict in his duties.

如果他对此不采取强硬手段，那就是玩忽职守。

Sometimes those causes are specified, like neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.

有时这些原因会被明确指出，如玩忽职守或职务上的不法行为。

I feel a little derelict in my duty.

我觉得自己有点玩忽职守了。

To me, it feels like this government and governments gone by are sleeping at the wheel, and they're putting all of us in danger, and they're not looking at the everyday dangers that people face.

对我而言， 这届政府及往届政府似乎都在玩忽职守，将我们所有人置于险之中，却对人们日常面临的风险视而不见。

When Trump first moved to fire Slaughter in March, he challenged a 90-year-old legal precedent that says presidents cannot remove leaders of independent agencies unless there's a reason, like misconduct or neglect of duty.

今年3，特朗普首次试图解雇斯劳特，他挑战了一个已有90年历史的法律先例，即除非有不当行为或玩忽职守等原因，总不撤换独立机构领导人。

He used to be a wild drunken rascal, neglecting his work and beating his wife, they told me; now he's thrifty and decent, and he and his wife look comfortable together.

他们告诉我，他曾经是个醉酒的野蛮人，玩忽职守，打老婆；现在他节俭体面，他和他的妻子在一起看起来很舒服。

I predict that the victims will sue the police department and successfully sue them for a lot of money because it appears the police might have neglected their duties.

我预见受害者将会起诉警察局，并成功地因警察似乎玩忽职守而获得大笔赔偿。