重點講解:
1. scramble to do sth. 匆忙;倉促;
This has spurred industrial consumers to scramble to secure supplies while speculators pour fresh money into the metal.
這促使工業消費者相互爭奪供應,而投機者則將更多資金投向鉑金 。
2. on the verge of 即將;接近于;瀕于;
The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful.
這個國家即將走向繁榮富強 。
3. admit to sth./doing sth. (常指不情愿地)承認,供認;
She admits to being strict with her children.
她承認對自己的孩子很嚴厲 。
4. shed light on 使(某事)顯得非常清楚;使人了解(某事);
A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.
新的方法提供了一個答案,并且可能讓人們對一個更大的問題有進一步的了解 。
n. 刺激,激勵,暗示 動詞prompt的現在分詞