We'll need plentiful access to nice schools and neighbourhoods, and less of a rat-race culture in the office.

我们需要拥有大量的好学校和好社区，减少办公室里残酷竞争的文化。

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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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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。

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Like a rat-race commuter, you can get dressed, have breakfast, say goodbye to the goldfish, then march out the door ready to conquer the world.

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While Mullen sympathises with those players who face an uncertain future, the beautiful game has, according to the League One boss, become an unsentimental rat race, with clubs scurrying around to cobble together a promotion-winning squad.

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