I switched from the business program into becoming a philosophy major because his major point was to burn all bridges except to plan A, absolutely no plan B.

我从商科转为了哲学专业，因为这个专业的核心观点是要斩断所有的后路，除了A计划，绝不B计划。

After the marriage Lucie and Charles came back to the house for breakfast, and then Lucie had to say goodbye to her father for two weeks— the first time they had not been together since his return from Paris.

婚礼结束后路茜和查尔斯回到家里吃早餐，然后路茜不得不和父亲告别两个星期——这是他从巴黎回来后他们第一次分开。

So I was forced to look forward. I had to... there was no going back.

所以我迫使自己向前，我必须这样...没有后路。

Or to put it another way, the aphids hedge their bets – they follow two courses of action instead of choosing between them.

或者换句话说，蚜虫会留条后路——它们会采取两种法，而不是在两种法中出选择。

Charlo Greene completely burned her bridges with that news station and probably every news station.

格林完全断掉了自己在这家闻台，甚至是每家闻台的后路。

This is just a way to have a safety net.

我那么只是为了留条后路。

And remember as you go forth today to never give up.

并住一旦前行绝无后路。

And that means you need to give yourself a path at the back and tell yourself that I believe in me, and then if you have the competency, go for it.

这意味着你需要给自己一条后路，告诉自己我相信自己，然后如果你有能力，就去争取。

There's a trail there called the Back Road. You could easily spend three or four hours exploring it and the scenery is wonderful.

那边有一条叫“后路”的小径。您可以轻松花三到四个小时来探索，风景非常美。

As for Kim Jong Un, Go says he doesn't want to burn his bridges just yet while he waits to see the outcome of the U.S. elections in November.

郭明贤表示，至于金正恩，他不想在等待11月美国大选结果时切断后路。

It is and, even my parents had that for awhile. I personally don't like it because to me it seems like a back door.

的确是，我父母有一段时间就是这样。不过我个人不喜欢这样，对我来说，这就像留了后路一样。

“All automakers by 2025 have to meet certain emissions and fuel economy requirements, so they are hedging their bets by getting there sooner rather than later”.

“到2025年所有汽车制造商都必须满足一定的排放和节能标准，所以他们为了给自己留后路，迟早要达到那些要求。”

Clearly, your old room represents an escape hatch, and without it, you're forced to confront the terrifying reality of being trapped in a relationship with Amy forever.

那这就很明显了，你的房间对你来说就是你的后路没了它，你就必须要接受一个可怕的事实那就是你一辈子都被艾米绑在身边了。

When asked why he went to a Buddhist temp, the Pope said, just keeping my options open.

被问及原因时 教皇说 留条后路嘛。

" When one burns one's bridges, " wrote Dylan Thomas, " what a very nice fire it makes."

狄兰·托马斯写道：“当一个人把后路烧掉时，产生的火焰是多么美啊。”

Oh, so what? Sod 'em. There's a war coming and war means change. We should be making plans.

那又怎样？去他们的。要打仗了，世道要变了。我们该找找后路了。

I've always been afraid I'd screw up our lives so badly that we'd need a backup plan.

我总是担心自己会把生活搞砸，所以我们要留有后路，以备不时之需。

And if you hedge your bets, you follow two courses of action instead of choosing between them so you don't miss out.

如果你留条后路，你就会采取两种法，而不是在两者之间出选择，这样你就什么都不会错过。

You have just burned your bridge. You have destroyed your relationship with that boss.

你刚刚断了自己的后路。你已经毁掉了你和老板的关系。

You won't mind burning your bridges?

你不怕断了后路吗？