I'd always played a defensive game, waiting for my opponent to make a mistake.

我总是打防守战，等着对手出错。

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It's easy to make a mistake.

犯错误很容易。

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He's waiting for me to make a mistake.

他正盼着我出错呢。

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"We are not always going to be right. And I do not want everybody disappointed if we make a mistake here or there.

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People make mistakes and it is very possible to make a mistake about your own interests.

人们都会犯错,而更可能的,是误判其自身的利益。

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That's a crucial mistake that we make when we first try to come to terms with what Freud means by "the death wish."

如果我们一开始就试图理解弗洛伊德所谓的,“死亡冲动“就犯了大错误了“

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"We delude ourselves if we think we can afford to make a mistake, " says Birck.

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Companies with a better cash position have room to make a mistake or two.

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So we all make mistakes and we are allowed to make a mistake and to apologise.

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