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经济学人下载:黑暗冬季惨剧--"美国能源之都"瘫痪(4)

2021-03-09来源:Economist

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1. In Texas there is no penalty for systems going down, except for public complaints and politicians’ finger-pointing.

go down 出故障

The main computers went down for 30 minutes.

这几台主要的电脑有30分钟没能正常运行。

2. Texas is hardly the only state to struggle with blackouts.

struggle with 与……斗争

He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.

为取得对公司的控制权，他正同对手进行一场激烈的斗争。