So, the interview started and I was already 'on the back foot'.

所以，面试开始了，我已经“处于劣势”了。

Some pulled an all-nighter on a daily basis due to irrelevant academic background.

他们有的每天挑灯夜战，克服专业不相关的劣势。

Now there are obvious advantages and disadvantages to both sides.

两者都各有明显的优势和劣势。

'On the back foot' — at a disadvantage.

“处于不利地位”——处于劣势。

That doesn't matter to Jane though-she said it's fun to see the underdogs do well.

这对简来说并不重要——她说看到处于劣势的队表现得好很有趣。

They're both very productive, but they have their own unique strengths and weaknesses.

们都很有生产，但是们都有自己独特的优势和劣势。

The Lakers are the underdogs, but I think they'll edge out the Rockets.

湖人队处于劣势，不过我觉得他们会打败火箭队。

Maybe you've lost track of your strengths and weaknesses.

也许你已经忘记了自己的优势和劣势。

Especially for women, there is a clear penalty at work for being overweight or obese.

尤其是对女性来说，超重或肥胖在工作中会占据明显的劣势。

To be successful, you must understand your strengths and your weaknesses, whatever they may be.

要想成功，你必须了解自己的优势和劣势，们是什么。

The Blue and White alliance of Benny Gantz narrowly lost to Likud in April.

4月份，本尼·甘茨的蓝白党以微弱劣势惜败利库德集团。

This ability allows you to identify the strengths and weaknesses of any business.

还能让你辨别一项生意的优势和劣势。

In 1932, President Herbert Hoover lost to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a landslide.

1932 年，赫伯特·胡佛总统以压倒性劣势败给富兰克林·德拉诺·罗斯福。

We need to identify the weaknesses in our team.

我们需要认清自己团队的劣势。

Ford, he ran but he lost by about 4,500 votes.

福特参加了竞选，但以大约 4,500 票的劣势落败。

How aware are you of your strengths and limitations?

你对自己的优势和劣势有多清楚？

Ms Thorning-Schmidt's real drawback is that Denmark is not in the euro.

对Thorning-Schmidt来说真正的劣势是丹麦并不属于欧元集团。

You have been the underdog ever since the elk.

从麋鹿肉那里开始你就一直处于劣势。

Instead, I'll be a concrete person with actual strengths and weaknesses.

相反，我会成为一个具体的人，有实际的优势和劣势。

I refuse to join the math club and realize my own weaknesses as a mathematician.

我拒绝加入数学俱乐部，也拒绝认识到自己作为数学家的劣势。