迷你對話學地道口語第1900期:失敗，作廢

第一，情景對話

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A: Tom is worried about his examination.

湯姆正在擔心他的考試。

B: Why? Doesn't he do well in school?

爲什麼？他學習不好嗎？

A: He played truant several times to play video games this term. He is sure to go under in the final examination.

這個學期他逃了好幾次學去玩兒遊戲。他這次期末考試肯定會失敗。

B: He deserved it. But I hear failing the exam means he'll not graduate.

他活該。但我聽說考試不及格他就畢不了業。

A: Well, we have to help him.

嗯，我們還得幫幫他。

第二，詞海拾貝

go under

釋義：To fail or become defunct.（失敗，作廢）

例句：Our company will go under if we lose money again this quarter.

如果我們這個季度再虧損的話，我們公司就要破產了。

Smaller radios and newspapers went under.

規模小一點的電臺和報社垮了。

The company went under exactly one year after it opened.

這家公司開業正好一年後就倒閉了。

We tried to keep it from going under.

我們盡力不讓它倒閉。