After our bad start to the season we were always playing catch-up.

我们在赛季初表现不佳之后一直在努力追赶。

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Up to four bad habits won't get you diagnosed; with five or more, start worrying.

如果最多只有四个坏习惯，那么还至于问诊；如果不少于五个，就得开始担心了。

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If a project or a job gets off to a bad start it can be difficult to catch up.

你不必去粉饰出一个好的开始。如果一个项目或者一份工作开始的时候没有做好你不必去粉饰它。

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Warner Bros. that good word-of-mouth could help make up for a bad start.

WSJ: 'Oz' Leads Weekend Box Office

Two things that haven't been tried: Obama could ditch the TARP and start over with its original purpose--buying up bad assets from struggling firms.

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