I had to get out of the rat race and take a look at the real world again.

我必须退出这种你争我夺的生活，重新看看真实的世界。

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The excitement at the start of a race can really get the adrenalin flowing.

起跑时的激动确实能使人热血沸腾。

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We race to get all our ground work done: packing, going through security, doing a last-minute work call, calling each other, then boarding the plane.

我们争分夺秒地完成所有的基础工作：打包行李，通过安检，在最后一分钟打个工作电话，互相打电话，然后登机。

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What seems so obvious, at least to me here in reading Lycidas, is that at this point in 1637 there's a stumbling block or a hurdle that Milton in his race simply can't get over.

在我读的过程中，显而易见的是，是在1637年时弥尔顿在他的职业生涯里,有一道无论如何也过不去的坎。

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I can get off the publish-or-parish race.

我可以停止不成功便成仁的竞争。

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If the state wants to get a Race to the Top grant, they've got to do that well.

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"I did a lot of races leading up to the trials to sharpen me up and get me race fit, " Turtle told BBC Gloucestershire.

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Despite the absence of a Brands Hatch event, they will get to race in front of home fans as there is a round taking place at Donington.

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