Several students failed to reach the required standard.
有几名学生没有达到规定的`标准。
The government has failed to reverse the economic decline.
政府未能扭转经济滑坡的趋势。
She failed to get into art college.
她未能进入艺术学院。
The government failed to keep its promise of lower taxes.
政府未能兑现减税的承诺。
The number of people who fail each year is now in single figures.
每年考试不及格的学生现在不足十人。