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Walking backwards can be dangerous.
倒着走是很危险的。
So, is "walking something back" something you shouldn't do?
所以,“walking something back”指的是你不应该做的事?
Walk Something Back.
Walk Something Back.
Jonathan, Betsy mistakenly sent her entire office an email saying how much she hated her job.
乔纳森,贝琪给她的整个办公室误发了一封邮件,邮件中说她有多讨厌她的工作。
Oh, goodness. Did she get fired?
哦,上帝。她被解雇了吗?
Yes, but not before trying to walk back her email.
是的,但是是在她撤回邮件之后。
It's a lot harder to walk something back when it's in writing.
如果是落笔成文的东西,那就很难收回了。
When you "walk something back", you try to put distance between yourself and something you did or said.
当你“walk something back”时,你就是在试图在你自己和你所做所说的内容之间划清界限。
You do this because what you did or said was wrong, or is no longer a popular position to have.
你这样做是因为你做错了或说错了,或者是现在的处境不太有利。