【英语时差8,16】超越…；胜过…；比…更棒

 There is a lot of competition in the world of sports, with many athletes wanting to be the fastest or the best. Often there is a lot of pride involved, as well. Sometimes, an athlete thinks he or she is the best in a certain field, until someone better comes along to challenge them. In this idiom, we have the image of a runner going fairly quickly, and then another runner not only catching¹ the first one but actually going so fast that runner #2 is able to take the time to run in a circle around runner #1 before proceeding² to run ahead and win. The second runner's action is a kind of insult³ aimed at the first runner. From this image, we are able to use this idiom in any situation where a second person, team, corporation⁴ or group is able to outperform the best efforts of some other person, team, corporation or group.

1 catching   

adj.易传染的，有魅力的，迷人的，接住

参考例句：

• There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
• Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。

2 proceeding   

n.行动，进行，(pl.)会议录，学报

参考例句：

• This train is now proceeding from Paris to London.这次列车从巴黎开往伦敦。
• The work is proceeding briskly.工作很有生气地进展着。

3 insult   

vt.侮辱，凌辱；n.侮辱的言词或行为

参考例句：

• You will insult her if you don't go to her party. 你要是不去参加她举办的聚会，就对她太无礼了。
• I can't sit down with that insult.我不能忍受那种侮辱。

4 corporation   

n.公司，企业&n.社团，团体

参考例句：

• The company has gone into partnership with Swiss Bank Corporation. 这家公司已经和瑞士银行公司建立合作关系。
• The inflation did the corporation up. 通货膨胀使这个公司破产了。