第一，情景對話

A: Tom is worried about his examination.

湯姆正在擔(dān)心他的考試。

B: Why? Doesn't he do well in school?

為什么？他學(xué)習(xí)不好嗎？

A: He played truant several times to play video games this term. He is sure to go under in the final examination.

這個(gè)學(xué)期他逃了好幾次學(xué)去玩兒游戲。他這次期末考試肯定會(huì)失敗。

B: He deserved it. But I hear failing the exam means he'll not graduate.

他活該。但我聽說考試不及格他就畢不了業(yè)。

A: Well, we have to help him.

嗯，我們還得幫幫他。

第二，詞海拾貝

go under

釋義：To fail or become defunct.（失敗，作廢）

例句：Our company will go under if we lose money again this quarter.

如果我們這個(gè)季度再虧損的話，我們公司就要破產(chǎn)了。

Smaller radios and newspapers went under.

規(guī)模小一點(diǎn)的電臺(tái)和報(bào)社垮了。

The company went under exactly one year after it opened.

這家公司開業(yè)正好一年后就倒閉了。

We tried to keep it from going under.

我們盡力不讓它倒閉。