rat race

n. 商业上竞争,事业上竞争

At the age of60, my father was at last able to get out of the rat race in the city and buy a house in the quiet country side.

我父亲在60岁时终于得以摆脱城市中你争我夺的无情竞争，在僻静的乡下买了一幢房子。

Dad want to get out of the rat race and move back to his hometown.

父亲想离开无休无止的竞争，回到他的故乡。