出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第192页（243字）
奋发起来，紧追上去，例该厂为弥补亏损，全体职工齐心协力，奋起直追，不到半年就扭转了情势。
Only when our staff cooperated and did all they could to catch up were we able to make up our financial deficit within less than half a year’s time．