(1) 【情境:學校】 偷步 — “Skip a step”
Working out proofs is a step by step procedure in Maths questions, so you should not SKIP A STEP.
(做數學問題時,列舉證明是一步一步的過程,所以你不應該「偷步」。)
(2) 【情境:運動場】偷步 — “A false start” 或 “Jump the gun”
(A false start 是指當「起跑槍」響起,如果其中一個參賽者偷步,賽事便需要重新開始;而jump the gun則是指未正式鳴槍已起跑。)
• [作名詞用] At the World Championships in 2011, Jamaican sprint superstar Usain Bolt was disqualified for A FALSE START.
(在2011年的世界錦標賽上,牙買加飛人保特因為「偷步」被取消了資格。)
• [作動詞用] Bolt failed to defend his title in this competition because he FALSE-STARTED.
(因為「偷步」,保特在這場比賽中保不住自己的頭銜。)
• Bolt didn't have to worry about JUMPING THE GUN.
( 保特是沒必要擔心「偷步」的。)
(3) 【情境:商業範疇】偷步 — “Untimely” or “Front running”
• [例如:偷步買車]
Antony Leung Kam-chung had made an UNTIMELY purchase of an expensive Lexus car shortly before imposing a new car tax.
(梁錦松宣布加汽車首次登記稅前「偷步」購入一輛凌志房車。)
• [例如:股票內幕交易]
FRONT RUNNING is the unethical practice of a broker.
(「偷步」買賣股票是經紀的不道德做法。)