名人教英文：争先恐后

to fall over oneself 争先恐后

shumi: have you heard about the young footballer who's just started playing for rovers?
舒米﹕你有没有听到最近才效力流浪的那个年轻足球员？

walid: you must mean jimmy belos.
瓦利德﹕你一定是说吉米．别洛斯。

shumi: that's the one. he's amazing. he's scored two goals in every match he's played in so far.
舒米﹕就是他。他真了不起，至今每次出赛，都踢进两球。

walid: i know. he's much too good for rovers. it's only a small football club.
瓦利德﹕是啊。他在流浪，未免太过委屈。那只是个小球会。

shumi: well he won't be playing for them for much longer because all the top football teams are falling over themselves to sign him up.
舒米﹕嗯，他不会为流浪效力多久了。顶尖的足球队都争先恐后要和他签雇用合同。