These companies are trying to steal a march on more-timid competitors, and you'd like to be along for the ride.

这些公司想要偷步领先那些胆小得多的竞争者，所以你得站在它们一边。

Researchers said 8,000 extra job applications had been made to leading companies by the end of October as students attempted to steal a march on competitors.

研究人员表示，由于学生们希望在竞争中能够抢先一步，因此，截止到去年十月末，一些大型企业已额外收到8000多份求职申请。

Researchers said 8, 000 extra job applications had been made to leading companies by the end of October as students attempted to steal a march on competitors.

研究人员表示，由于学生们希望在竞争中能够抢先一步，因此，截止到去年十月末，一些大型企业已额外收到8000多份求职申请。

Researchers said 8,000 extra job applications had been made to leading companies by the end of October as students attempted to steal a march on competitors.

研究人员表示，由于学生们希望在竞争中能够抢先一步，因此，截止到去年十月末，一些大型企业已额外收到8000多份份求职申请。

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that their competitors might steal a march on them if they stopped.

一些企业总是秘而不宣地问，广告是否真能促进销售，但又隐隐担心，一旦他们停止做广告，竞争对手就会发起偷袭。