1·What if lower-tier colleges and universities were the ticket to escaping the rat race?
如果，较低层次的大学是逃避激烈竞争的门票呢？
2·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。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3·We are taught to believe that only by going to the best schools and getting the best grades can we escape the rat race and build a better future.
我们所受的教育告诉我们，只有上最好的学校，取得最好的成绩，才能从激烈的竞争中逃脱，创造更美好的未来。
4·We're all living in the rat race.
我们都生活在激烈竞争中。
5·This rat race is getting me down.
这种激烈的竞争让我十分沮丧。
6·But You Should Escape The Rat race.
但你应该避开激烈的竞争。
7·The money rat race is a never ending game.
钱的比赛是永远不会有结束的。
8·To many people life is always the rat race.
对许多人来说，生活总是激烈的竞争。
9·I had a plan on how to get out of the rat race.
我有一个如何逃离老鼠赛道的计划。
10·Now I know. I need to get myself out of the 'Rat Race.
现在我知道了，我要使自己的生活也走出'老鼠赛跑'。