急起直追

wǒ men yào jí qǐ zhí zhuī nǔ lì gǎn chāo

我们要急起直追，努力赶超。

We must do our utmost to catch up with the foremost.

nǐ bù néng luò hòu yào jí qǐ zhí zhuī

你不能落后，要急起直追。

Instead of allowing yourself to lag behind, you should rouse yourself to catch up.

wǒ men bì xū jí qǐ zhí zhuī fǒu zé jiù wǎn le

我们必须急起直追，否则就晚了。

We must exert ourselves to catch up with them, or it would be too late.

tóng zhì men yīng gāi jí qǐ zhí zhuī zhēng xiān jìn

同志们应该急起直追，争先进。

Junior comrades should spare no effort in trying to catch up with their senior colleagues.

wǒ men nà ge yuè jí qǐ zhí zhuī

我们那个月急起直追。

It was a month of catch-up for us.