The rescuers couldhearthesoundof thetrappedpeopledesperatelytryingtoclawtheirwaythroughtherubble.救援人员可以听到被困人员的动静,他们拼命想从废墟中用手扒出一条生路来。
figurativeSidneyruthlesslyclawedhis way(up)fromthepositionofjuniorclerktochairmanof thecompany(= heachievedsuccesswitheffortand byhurtingotherpeople).西尼无情地杀出一条血路,从底层职员爬到了公司总裁的位置。