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.

这几台主要的电脑有30分钟没能正常运行(H(u&M@|^.r(。

2. Texas is hardly the only state to struggle with blackouts.

struggle with 与……斗争

He is engaged in a bitter struggle with his rival to get control of the company.

为取得对公司的控制权，他正同对手进行一场激烈的斗争14%pCUG=sio。