第一，迷你對話

A: I find everyone in the class is working hard.

我發現班上每個人學習都很努力。

B: If you don't fight the clock to enrich you, you will surely be lagged behind soon.

如果你不抓緊時間充實自己的話，你很快就會被甩在后面的。

第二，詞海拾貝

fight the clock

exp. race against time（爭分奪秒，搶時間，抓緊時間）

e.g. If we want to finish the project, we need to fight the clock.

要完成這個項目，我們可要爭分奪秒了。

e.g. We'll have to fight the clock in order to finish this job on time.

為了按期完成這工作，我們非抓緊時間，分秒必爭不可。

第三，語匯積累

lag behind：落后

e.g. If you do not make any effort, you are bound to lag behind.

若不努力，必將落后。

e.g. Modesty helps one to make progress, conceit makes one lag behind.

虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落后。

e.g. She is working hard for fear that she should lag behind others.

她很用功，唯恐落在別人后面。

work hard：努力學習

in the class：在班上