They burst out of the chute at top speed only to be stopped short — clotheslined — with a choking rope around the neck.
它们以最高的速度冲出围栏，没想到会被用一根绳子勒住脖子而突然停止。
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Every season, there's a club of whom little is expected who steam away at the start of the season and hoist themselves to the top of the table, in a glorious, but inevitably short, burst of flames.