When he took the other foot off the ladder, however, it met no resistance at all-only his tight grip on the ladder-rung kept him from toppling off balance.

他又把另一只脚从梯子上移来，然而，这只脚根本没有碰到什么阻碍——仅靠他紧抓住梯子的横档，使他没有失去平衡。

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My right foot slipped, missed its grip on the blocks and slid out from under me.

我的右脚一打滑，没撑住跳水板，我顺着它滑了出去。

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The balance ability included standing, standing on one foot, walking manners, standing up and walking, tandem walking, lateropulsion and also grip strength.

平衡能力包括直立、单脚站立、行走步态、起立和行走、串行和列行步列检查以及握力检查。

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But until Russia gets a firmer grip on global fundamentals, it remains on the back foot.

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But to me it also speaks to South Africa's notorious wealth gap, and to a culture where lavishly paid senior officials - be they politicians, police bureaucrats or defence attorneys - appear to live in a very different world from the underfunded, underequipped foot soldiers struggling to get a grip on this country's enduring crime problem.

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