Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired.

我们教区的牧师总是为各种各样的事筹集资金，但始终筹足资金把教堂的钟修好。

Tokyo also tried and failed to implement a standing-only rule despite a rigorous PSA campaign.

尽管进行了严格的公益广告宣传，东京实施该规则，但成功。

A federal judge in America found that the Federal Trade Commission had failed to show how Microsoft's proposed takeover of Activision Blizzard, an online-games developer, would hurt competition and denied the regulator's request for an injunction to block the deal.

美国一名联邦法官裁决，联邦贸易委员会证明微软收购在线游戏开发商动视暴雪的提议将如何损害竞争，并驳回了这个监管机构阻止该交易的禁令请求。

Most fathers in the same situation would either want to live vicariously through their children's lives or sponge off their backs, but your father, he's just trying to protect you.

大多数父遇到这种情况要么是想孩子实现自己实现的梦想要么就会靠孩子挣钱，但你父只是想保护你。

All day, Kenyan security forces were unable to gain access.

肯尼亚安全部队一整天都进入该宿舍楼。

However, the FDA says companies failed to show how the technology is supported by science.

但是，美国食品和药物管理局表示，这家公司表明这项技术是如何得到科技支持的。

Ambady suspected that deliberation focused them on vivid but misleading cues, such as certain gestures or utterances, rather than letting the complex interplay of subtle signals form a holistic impression.

安巴迪推测，深思使参与者将精力集中于那些生动但具有误导性的信号（比如特定的手势或说话方式），而微妙信号间的复杂关系形成整体印象。

There are a few things to note about Puerto Rico's failure to pay principal and interest due on its Public Finance Corporation bonds.

波多黎各按时向公共金融公司支付债务的本金和利息，这件事有几点需要注意。

Part of the issue is that the government did not anticipate the steep increase in airline travel, so the TSA is now rushing to get new screeners on the line.

队伍过长的部分原因应该是政府预见搭乘飞机出行的旅客的剧增，因此TSA现在正急着招聘新的安检员。

It's believed the pilot then aborted the landing, but couldn't recover.

据悉，当时飞行员放弃了着陆，但避免灾难的发生。

Benjamin Netanyahu wasn't able to muster the majority to form a government.

本杰明·内塔尼亚胡召集多数席位组建政府。

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: This first version of the system was deployed to much fanfare in 2018 but it failed to collect and retain the plastic.

该系统的第一个版本在 2018 年被大肆宣传，但却收集到和留住塑料。

Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons.

平赫斯特离锡尔伯里只有5英里，但詹姆斯∙斯科特先生为他新的汽车修理部搞到一部电话机，所以他买了12只鸽子。

They've fallen short several times of the votes they've needed to do that.

他们需要进行投票表决，但他们多次达到所需票数。

America's NATO allies were disappointed that promising arms reduction initiatives never materialized.

美国的北约盟友们对于本来颇有希望的武器削减计划落实在纸面上感到颇为失望。

Ukraine has accused Russian forces of failing to adhere to a ceasefire.

乌克兰指责俄罗斯军队遵守停火协议。

And what's interesting is that Gantz, too, was not able to form a government.

值得注意的是，甘茨成功组建政府。

But all of those creatures failed to slide up the inclines.

但这些动物都爬上斜坡。

Twitter has failed to keep pace with rivals Facebook, Snapchat and Instagram in recent months.

近几个月，推特追随其竞争对手脸书，阅后即焚和Instagram的脚步。

Companies that fail to adapt to technological changes risk becoming obsolete.

适应技术变化的公司可会过时。