Operational failure

operational ['ɑpə'reʃənl]

adj. 即可使用的;（用于）操作的;经营的;军事行动的;

oper 工作 + ation表名词+ al...的 → 操作上的；可使用的

failure ['feljɚ]

n. 失败，不及格;缺乏，不足;破产，倒闭;失败的事，失败者;

fail犯错误，欺骗+ure名词后缀→错误状态→失败

I'm almost ready here.

我快要准备就绪了。

Two dogs strive for a bone,the third runs away with it.

两狗相争一骨头，第三只狗衔起走。

Some stories are for swallowing. Imagine that you have found a good story, and, what is even more important, the time to enjoy it. You might be on holiday, or on a long train journey. If it is a good book, you might say, It's so good I can't put it dow

“这本书太好了，我舍不得把它放下。”但是并非所有的故事书都属于这一类。书评家们有时把一些书说成是“难以释手”的书，或者是“难以再读”的书。