He failed in business twice, suffered a nervous breakdown when his first love died suddenly and lost eight political elections.

经商两度失败，初恋爱人的突然离世也使他精神崩溃，还在八次政治选举中落马。

But his father failed in business when Herman was young, and he had to go to work.

但赫尔曼年轻时父亲经商失败，他不得不出去工作。