Each was out to get what he could forhimself, and devil take the hindmost.

每个人都挖空心思得到他所能得到的，俗话说“落后者遭殃”（Devil take the hindmost）。

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The soldiers fled before the advancing enemy and let the devil take the hindmost.

士兵们在进逼的敌军面前纷纷逃窜，听任后面的人遭殃。

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As we struggled up the mountain in the dark, it was devil take the hindmost-each man was concerned only for his own safety.

当我们在黑暗中奋力往山上爬时，落后者遭殃—各人都只关心自己的安全。

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Once you breach that wall, God help you, and the devil take the hindmost.

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