重點講解:
1.on the heels of緊隨…之后
The crisis is particularly damaging because it comes on the heels of global food and fuel crises that have already exhausted the capacity of developing countries to cope with price shocks.
這場危機特別具有破壞性,因為它緊跟著全球食品與燃料危機而來,后者已經耗盡了發展中國家應對價格沖擊的能力 。
2.because of由于
His business went under because of competition from the large corporations.
由于大公司的競爭,他的生意陷入了困境 。