They burst out of the chute at top speed only to be stopped short — clotheslined — with a choking rope around the neck.

它们以最高的速度冲出围栏，没想到会被用一根绳子勒住脖子而突然停止。

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Every season, there's a club of whom little is expected who steam away at the start of the season and hoist themselves to the top of the table, in a glorious, but inevitably short, burst of flames.

每一个赛季，总会有一支球队，根本没料到他们会在赛季初表现神勇并排名榜首位置，如爆发的焰火般耀眼，但也不可避免地短暂。

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He tried to find another way out, but flames burst out of the top of the volcano.

他想要找另外一条出路，但是火焰突然从火山顶上喷了出来。

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