and then the race to the sea begins.

之后一场以大海为终点的赛跑开始了
They try to outflank each other.

他们总是试图包抄对方
Again, to borrow a ridiculous football analogy,

有点像踢足球有点荒唐
but it's not so ridiculous.

不过也不算太荒唐
It doesn't matter if you don't follow football.

你不懂足球也没关系
If you're trying to get around the outside before the outside linebacker can get there

你设法先于后卫到达外围
and you're trying to turn the corner.

然后在底线转身过人
Basically, that's what they're trying to do.

总的来说这就是两军之所为
Both sides are trying to turn the corner and they end up at the sea.

双方都想底线转身最终就挖到了大海
At that point, the trenches are dug literally

基于这一点而言其实战壕是
from the sea all the way to Switzerland.

从大海一路挖到瑞士的
The war, to repeat what I said the other day,

我之前说过这场战争