She had to brake hard to avoid running into the car in front.

她不得不猛踩刹车，以免撞上前面的车。

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I had to brake hard and hit another cyclist.

我只好猛刹车，却撞了另一名骑车者。

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I had to brake hard and I hit another cyclist.

我不得不刹车，然而撞到了另一个骑车的人。

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Progressive says its device measures how often you brake hard, how many miles you drive each day and how often you drive between midnight and 4 a.m.

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That includes editors whose job is to "enthusiastically" scorch cars around cones on a test track, brake as hard as possible again and again, and hammer the throttle repeatedly in an attempt to produce top performance figures.

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Braking is straight and secure with minimal front-end dive and brake fade in hard stopping situations.

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