Chevron, an energy firm, has gone from a laggard to a world-beater.

雪佛龙（一家能源企业）已经从落后状态中，了一家世界顶尖企业。

The predators will catch the weaker ones, the laggards, they will grab off individuals in the periphery of the group.

掠食者会捕捉体弱和落在后面，它们会从兽群边缘抢个体。

Pre-school is a crucial first step to improving the lot of disadvantaged children, and America is an international laggard.

学龄前阶段是改善许多无经济优儿童教育情况至关重要第一步，并且美国是一个国际滞后者。

They reckon South Asia (India excluded) is the global laggard with a score of 0.44 (a score of one represents perfect parity between the sexes) .

他们认为，南亚（印度除外）是全球相对落伍者，分值只有0.44（分值1表示最完美平等）。

" Easy" . Nimble Dick turned his horse. " Stay close t' Dick. The squishers are apt t' take the laggards" .

" 简单，" 机灵狄克拨转马头，" 跟紧狄克就好。吧唧脚专抓掉队人。"

Brown Ben shrugged. " Hundreds. Thousands. Some sick, some burned, some wounded. The Cats and the Windblown are swarming through the hills with lance and lash, driving them north and cutting down the laggards" .

" 百上千。有病了，有烧伤，有受了什么伤。猫之团和风吹团正拿着长矛鞭子在丘陵地巡视，驱赶他们向北来，并杀掉落单者。"