He stepped back several times to make sure the picture was really straight.

他来回看看，以确认这幅画已经挂好了。

After Kelly's dad dies, Grandpa Wilfred steps up big time.

在凯莉的父亲去世后, 爷爷威尔弗雷德大踏步前进。

Guy's been a step ahead of me this entire time.

我一直被这家伙牵着鼻子走。

So when I went to Greece or to Romania, then I would beforehand step up the number of conversations with my tutor to maybe four times a week, five times a week.

所以当我去希腊或罗马尼亚时，我会提前增加和我导师的对话次数，一周四次、五次这样。

She saw the sense of it: they must sound like the natural shifting of sand … like the wind But muscles protested this unnatural, broken pattern: Step … drag … drag … step … step … wait… drag … step … Time stretched out around them.

她看到了它的感觉：它们听起来一定像沙子的自然移动… … 像风但是肌肉抗议这种不自然的、破碎的模式：脚步… … 拖… … 拖… … 步… … 步… … 等等… … 拖… … 步… … 时间在他们周围伸展.