All the more so because it seems to belie the conviction of every pushy parent that if a child puts one foot wrong academically they have blown it for life.

更重要的原因在于，这似乎有悖于每一位望子成龙的家长的看法，即如果孩子在学业上步入歧途，他们的一生就毁了。

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You'll be the one being chased and you may not be all that receptive to your pursuer especially if you started off on the wrong foot.

你会成为被追逐的对象，但你可能不太能接受追求者，特别是一开始就没有好印象的时候。

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