As soon as the driver puts the car in gear and touches the gas pedal, the engine starts back up.

司机一挂上挡，踩下油门踏板，发动机就重新启动了。

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He appeared to back-pedal on that statement.

他似乎想撤回那个说词。

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I picked up my pace and got back into a rhythm, feeling my pedal strokes and paying attention to my breath.

我加快脚步，继续有节奏地踩着踏板，我能感觉到它的转动，也留意着自己的呼吸。

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Which allows me to back pedal if you are upset, or push forward if you are less upset than I thought you would be.

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He also continued to back-pedal from his comments last Sunday about "legitimate rape", accepting that the views he expressed were "medically wrong".

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