As you grow a bit older, you learn from - for example - school to not make mistakes. And you try less and less things.

可随着年纪的增长，比方说，你在学校里学到了怎样才能不犯错，然后就不那么愿意尝试新事物了。

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You need to be extra careful not to make any mistakes.

你要格外小心，别犯错误。

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It is a big mistake to try not to make mistakes.

试着不犯错是一个大错误。

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They were not afraid to make mistakes.

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Whether we make mistakes or not, we got to keep after it.

不论会不会犯错，我们都必须支持。

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Unless you really get along with somebody, those people will do their absolute best to tell you the same boring things they tell everybody in order to not make any mistakes and get in trouble with their publicists.

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Williams insisted the club did not need to sell players, but did concede Rovers could not afford to make mistakes in the transfer window.

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If you're not willing to make mistakes you're not going to get media attention.

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