音频讲解
Success 成功 & Failure 失败（4）
Dan then tried to start his own software company to compete with Samantha’s; that was a spectacular failure. He invested his life savings in the business, despite all his friends telling him that it would be a recipe for disaster (very likely to result in disaster). His sales predictions were way off the mark (completely inaccurate), and the company went under (lost all its money and shut down) just eight months after it was founded.
丹随后试图创办自己的软件公司，与萨曼莎公司竞争；这是一个灾难性的失败。尽管他所有的朋友都告诉他这会导致灾难(很可能导致灾难)，但他还是把毕生积蓄投入了这个行业。他的销售预测非常离谱(完全不准确)，公司成立仅仅8个月后就倒闭了/破产了(亏本倒闭)。
Poor Dan – it seems like he’s doomed to failure (destined to be unsuccessful). But if all else fails (if everything is unsuccessful), he can always move into Samantha’s mansion as a last resort (a final possibility)!
可怜的丹--他似乎注定要失败。但如果一切都失败了(如果一切都不成功)，他总是可以搬进萨曼莎的豪宅作为最后的手段(最后的可能性)！
知识点：
1. spectacular failure：灾难性的失败
2. a recipe for disaster：灾难的起因
3. way off the mark：非常偏离的
4. go under：倒闭/破产
5. doomed to failure：注定失败
6. if all else fails：如果一切都失败了
7. as a last resort：最后的手段
Cause 导致 & Effect 效果（1）
The word “cause” is primarily used with negative results: a storm can cause damage, a mechanical defect can cause a problem, unclear instructions can cause confusion, a political scandal can cause an uproar (a strong negative reaction/manifestation from the public), a high-risk sport can cause injury, and an infection in a hospital can cause death. “Cause”一词主要用于负面结果：风暴可造成损害，机械故障可能导致问题，不明确的指示可能导致困扰，政治丑闻可能引起骚动(公众强烈的负面反应/表现)，高风险的运动可能导致受伤，医院感染可能导致死亡。
知识点：
1. cause damage：造成损害
2. cause a problem：导致问题
3. cause confusion：导致困扰
4. cause an uproar：引起骚动
5. cause injury：导致受伤
6. cause death：导致死亡
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