epic fail

With some regularity we hear about the latest beauty-pageant contestant who has responded to a softball of a question with an epic fail of a mistake, a bizarre opinion or an incoherent ramble.

每隔一段时间，我们就会听到最近有某某选美大赛选手在回答简单问题时错得离谱、观点离奇或前言不搭后语地闲扯。

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So, while that breach endangered users, it was a less epic fail than the more recently reported compromise.

因此，尽管那次泄密危及用户，但与最近报道的事件相比，那还是一个不那么严重的失误。

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another called the game company's plan an "epic fail" , while several more decried it as "a violation of trust. "

另外一位玩家称，该游戏公司的这项计划是“一大败笔”，还有一些人严厉指责它“违背诚信”。

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I was praying the whole company had forgotten about my epic fail...

我祈祷着全公司已经忘记了我出的大洋相，

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