Make a list of all the stuff that needs to be done and work backwards from your due date.

制作一个需要完成的工作清单和工作时限安排。

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Often, scientists see large chunks drifting in polar seas, and then have to work backwards to figure out the point of origin.

通常来说，科学家们都是先观测到极地洋面漂浮着大面积冰块，之后再追溯它原始的形成过程。

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Many people use reverse chronological order when listing dates; that is, start with the most recent date first and work backwards.

很多人在时间排序时，喜欢用反向时间排序，即将最近的时间排在最前面并以此类推。

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We can do that sort of: When you play tic-tac-toe with your seven-year old nephew or niece, you just look ahead and work backwards.

我们可能会这么做,当你和你七岁大的侄子或侄女,下三子棋的时候,你就会先预测,然后想

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W2 If I go backwards, to work p1 becomes the negative from what I had p2 calculated before, so this becomes minus what I calculated before for w2.

应该是,总功等于,减去,等于。

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It's easy to work backwards through the data and see all the obvious warning signs.

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Instead, start from the end-point and work backwards as a team: What are we trying to accomplish?

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To figure this out, just work backwards, halving your money every six years.

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