They set off, two men out in front as scouts, two behind in case of any attack from the rear.

他们出发了，两人在前作为侦察员，两人殿后以防后方攻击。

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If you know someone is coming up behind you to attack, turn toward the person with your hands up in front of your body and loudly say "stop" before walking away.

如果你知道有人从你后面走过来要攻击你，把手举到身前，转身大声说“停”，然后走开。

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The opening stage of the enemy's attack was badly screwed up with the soldiers bunched into too narrow a front.

敌人进攻的第一阶段就搞得一团糟，他们把士兵麇集在过于狭小的前沿了。

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It's even harder to deliver that kind of attack when you're standing in front of an audience of voters who are, in effect, your interviewers.

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The control surfaces, acting independently or together with a variable angle of attack of up to 20 degrees (front) and 40 degrees (rear), move the car's center of aerodynamic balance around to compensate for the forces of pitch, roll, yaw and high-speed lift.

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Mr Penny said the fatal attack, in front of passengers, "lasted in the region of 45 seconds".

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