1. In Texas there is no penalty for systems going down, except for public complaints and politicians’ finger-pointing.
go down 出故障
The main computers went down for 30 minutes.
這幾臺主要的電腦有30分鐘沒能正常運行
。2. Texas is hardly the only state to struggle with blackouts.
struggle with 與……斗爭
He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.
為取得對公司的控制權,他正同對手進行一場激烈的斗爭
。