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利用敌人的错觉和不意来争取自己的主动

exploit the enemy's misconceptions and unpreparedness to gain the initiative → 不意

咱们趁早动身，争取十点以前赶到。

Let's start off early and try to get there by ten. → 趁早

争取做到蔬菜淡季不淡，旺季不烂

strive for an ample supply of vegetables in the off seasons and avoid waste in the peak periods → 淡季

自力更生为主，争取外援为辅

rely mainly on one's own efforts while making external assistance subsidiary → 辅

把敌军中被裹胁的人争取过来

win over those who joined the enemy army under duress → 裹胁

争取时间

race (or work) against time → 争取

争取主动

try to gain the initiative; contend for the initiative → 争取

你能给我们杂志写点什么吗？—我争取吧。

Can you write something for the magazine? —Well, I'll try. → 争取

背榜了不要紧，下次争取提高名次！

It doesn't matter that you come last this time. What's important is that you work hard and catch up with the others. → 背榜

中国积极争取残疾人奥运会的主办权。

China is actively bidding for the right to host the Paralympic Games. → 残疾人奥运会

他已经获得了初级职称， 正在努力争取中级职称。

He has already gained the primary title for the post, now he is striving for the intermediate one. → 初级职称

对于你的违法行为， 只有坦白交待才能争取从宽处理。

As for your illegal behavior, only by telling the truth will you receive a light sentence. → 从宽

我们应该在争取顾客上大做文章。

We should take painstaking efforts to attract customers. → 大做文章

对于适合自己的工作机会就要努力争取， 拱让只能说明懦弱。

One should fight for suitable job opportunities. Handing it over to others on a silver platter is a sign of weakness. → 拱让

他汲汲地争取这次升职的机会。

He is zealously competing for this promotion opportunity. → 汲汲

我们要打破国际贸易坚冰， 争取贸易平等。

International trade barriers should be removed to ensure equality between any two parties involved. → 坚冰

我们一定要继续战斗， 争取把敌人全部剪灭。

We are determined to go on with the battle until we have annihilated the enemy. → 剪灭

在战前动员会上， 教练激励队员要力搏争取夺冠。

At the mobilizing meeting before the competition, the coach encouraged the team members to strive for the championship. → 力搏

这项工程我们争取年内完成！

We shall try to finish the project this year. → 年内

我要勤学苦练， 争取三年内获得棋王的称号。

I will study hard and practice assiduously to win the title of "chess champion" in three years. → 棋王