爭(zhēng)先恐后

　　Before long, Zhao Xiangzi contested with Wang Yuqi. Zhao Xiangzi changed horses three times and lost three times. Then he reproached(責(zé)備) Wang Yuqi for not having taught him all the techniques.

　　Wang Yuqi said, "The most important thing in driving a chariot is to coordinate the body of the horse with the chariot and pay all your attention to controlling the horse. Now when you lagged behind, you just wanted to keep up with me. When you were in the lead, you were afraid of being caught up by me. In a driving contest, there is always someone who lags behind, and someone who is in the lead. If you pay all your attention on me, how could you control your hoarse well? This is the reason why you lost."

　　趙襄子向王于期學(xué)習(xí)駕車技巧。

　　不久，趙襄子和王于期展開(kāi)比賽，趙襄子三次換馬，三次都輸了，于是他責(zé)怪王于朝沒(méi)把全部技術(shù)教給自己。

　　王于期說(shuō)：“駕車的關(guān)鍵在于讓馬的身體同車子協(xié)調(diào)，全部精力要用在控制操縱馬上。現(xiàn)在，您落后時(shí)，就一心想追上我;領(lǐng)先了，又怕我趕上來(lái)。比賽駕車，總是有先有后，而您不管在前還是在后，心思都放在我身上，又怎么能操縱好馬呢?這就是您落后的原因。”