"Good-bye, Ida, " said the bridegroom's mother with a laugh; and the carriage rattled away at a good pace, in order to overtake the others.

“再见，艾达。”新郎的母亲笑着道别；马车踢踢踏踏地奔驰了起来，急着去追赶前面的车辆。

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And once the planets lined up in their orbits, Earth would "overtake" the others, meaning that Jupiter and Saturn would appear to change direction in the night sky.

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Mr Rutan's firm is not the only one around numerous others lie in his wake, hoping to overtake, or at least match, his accomplishments.

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The mix includes a lot of wind and geothermal, but solar could start to overtake others because many solar power plants are under construction now.

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