the government's inability to provide basic services
政府在提供基本服务方面的无能
Some families go without medical treatment because of their inability to pay.
有些家庭因无力支付医疗费用而得不到医治。
1.无能,无力;无能为力
1.the fact of not being able to do something
1.In such a night, like me, you are not alone into a beautiful, lazy in the inability to look for tomorrow's surprise?
在这样的夜晚，你是不是和我一样陷入美丽的孤独，在无力的懒惰里寻找明天的惊喜？
2.The report reflects age-old Western biases and a fundamental inability to understand Islam on its own terms.
该报告反映出了西方根深蒂固的偏见，也反映出了西方用自己的条例与术语去理解伊斯兰的一种原则性无能。
3.The problem appeared to be people's reluctance or inability to travel to see their GP in the extreme weather conditions.
问题似乎是民众不愿或不能在眼下这种极差的气候条件下去看他们的家庭医师。
4.The Fox on her return, discovering what had happened, was less grieved for the death of her young than for her inability to avenge them.
狐狸回来时发现了这件不幸的事，它悲痛小狐狸的死，还不及痛恨自己没有报仇的能力。
5.The inability of banks to understand their risks in the lead-up to the financial crisis is one example.
银行没能了解自身的风险而导致的金融危机便是一例。
6.Sacramento's inability to cope with the Hornets ' hustling defense on the ball-handler proved to be a key factor in the game.
萨克拉门托无力破解黄蜂对持球者的紧逼防守，这证实是这场比赛的一个关键；
7.The inability to watch videos or download podcasts and music was a bit of a wake-up call about how high my expectations have risen.
我们不能观看视频，无法下载语音文件和各种音乐，不过这倒像是一个小闹铃，它提醒我，自己曾对网络有著多么高的期望。
8.For my own part, I believe that this commonplace problem comes down to our inability to adopt proper method.
就我自己而言，我相信这个老生常谈的问题归结到我们无法采用适当的方法。
9.His inability to pay the debt puts him in chains and throws him to prison.
他因无力还债，而锒铛入狱。
10.The inability to carry on a conversation using vocabulary appropriate for her age has left feeling isolated and alone.
不能够使用适合她这个年纪的词汇去和别人对话使她感到自闭和孤独。