He was a broken man after the failure of his business.
生意失败后他变得心灰意懒。
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2
The transformation of the news business is unstoppable, and attempts to reverse it are doomed to failure.
新闻行业的转型势不可挡,试图扭转它的话注定要失败。
3
The difference between C-grade and A-grade managers may very well be the difference between business success or failure. Between preserving the jobs of ordinary workers or losing them.
C 等和 A 等经理之间的差距很可能就是企业成败的区别,很可能就是在保住普通工人的工作或者让他们下岗之间的差异。