In pre-Classical Greece, for instance, people "corrected" official calendars by shifting dates forward or backward to reflect the change of season.

例如，在前古典时期的希腊，人们通过前后移动日期来“修正”官方日历，以反映季节的变化。

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By shifting responsibility backward you not only avoid the hard work of changing yourself now but the attendant risks that go with change as well.

通过这种转嫁，使你错过了改变你现在的时机，同时也让你摆脱了冒险去做事情的风险。

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