Every step he took, he slipped back two.

他每走一步，就要向后滑两步。

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One winter morning, an employee explained why he had shown up for work 45 minutes late. "It was so slippery out that for every step I took ahead, I slipped back two."

在某个冬日的早晨，员工在向老板解释为啥迟到了45分钟：“地上太滑了，我每向前迈一步，就向后滑两步。”

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"It was so slippery out that for every step I took ahead, I slipped back two." he said.

“外面太滑了，我没走一步就得向后滑二步。”他说。

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He had slipped to 19th in the standings after being disqualified from the second race but he hit back with four victories, two second places, a third and a fourth.

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