It shows how centuries of ignorance and condescension led to failings that endure today.

书中指出了几个世纪以来无知和傲慢如何导致了延续至今的失败。

Yet, just below the conscious radar, it is the failings that lure us in.

不过　潜意识中　我们是被缺点勾着走。

Their point to the supposed shortage is proof that the entire state-school system is failing.

他们指出，所谓的短缺是整个公立学校系统正在走向失败的证据。

He said his government also received reports that the health of the Western hostages was failing.

他指出，政府还收到报告称，两名西方人质的健康状况正在恶化。

The French have called for extremely serious consequences that the event of Syria failing to meet its obligations.

法国还呼吁，一旦叙利亚未能履行其承诺，就要面临极端严重的后果。

The US atternoy general Loretta Lynch accused Furguson's police department of systematic failings, that disproportionally affect the African-American community.

美国司法部长洛雷塔·林奇指控弗格森警察局存在系统性失误，这就严重影响到非裔美国人社区。

We have to extricate Jack, and failing that, we have to go in and remove Markov and interrogate him ourselves.

我们需要解救杰克，并将马尔可夫转移，并亲自审问。

Common soldiers are expected to grow their own food, or, failing that, to forage.

普通士兵应该自己种植食物， 或者，如果做不到， 就去觅食。

Ms. Nyholm can't pick one attack and then failing that, try another.

尼霍姆女士不能一招不灵 又换一招。

It is indeed a moral failing that America continues to have a high rate of child poverty.

美国的儿童贫困率仍然居高不下，这确实是一种道德上的失败。

We will probably have the conference at the Hyatt Hotel or, failing that, at the Fairmont.

【failing】我们可能会在凯悦大酒店开会，如果不行的话，就改在费尔蒙特酒店。

It is common for young people to focus so much on not failing that you settle for mediocrity.

对于年轻人来说， 过于专注于不失败是很常见的， 以至于你安于平庸。

As for Bartleby, you will find her at The Economist's London head office or, failing that, her kitchen table.

至于 Bartleby，您会在《经济学人》伦敦总部找到她，否则，您会在她的餐桌旁找到她。

And in a statement, he said that " I am ultimately accountable for the failings that led to this tragic event" .

在一份声明中，他说：“我要为导致这场悲剧的过失负责”。

And in the end, what you see is an economy that's shrinking, that's failing, that's not providing a middle class lifestyle.

最后，你看到的是经济正在萎缩，正在失败，无法提供中产阶级的生活方式。

The government hopes that changes would appease its Western allies, who have expressed concern that the Polish government is failing to respect democratic checks and balances.

政府希望此举能平息西方盟友，他们曾对政府不尊重法院审查，以及权力失衡表示担心。

But, it's never acceptable for the structure  to fail, or even come close enough to failing that the residents downstream have to be  evacuated.

但是，如果结构发生故障，甚至接近故障以致下游居民必须疏散， 那是绝对不能接受的。

Look, I am simply going to defend our work, scientist to scientist. And failing that, suggest that his mother enjoys a string of both human and non-human lovers.

我只是保护我们的工作成果，以科学家的方式理论。如果沟通失败的话，就暗示他的母亲很享受与人类以及非人类爱人有一腿。

I wish I had some snuff to offer you, but failing that, I beg to offer you a seat, and we will sit and smoke tobacco.

我希望我有一些鼻烟可以给你， 但如果不行， 我请求给你一个座位， 我们会坐下来抽烟。

In other words, our emotional legacy doesn't just involve an attraction to certain failings It also involves a style of responding to these failings that's stuck at the level of traumatized childhood.

换句话说　我们不只受到特定缺陷的吸引它还牵扯着我们儿时面对缺陷的对待方式。