重点讲解:
1. scramble to do sth. 匆忙;仓促;
This has spurred industrial consumers to scramble to secure supplies while speculators pour fresh money into the metal.
这促使工业消费者相互争夺供应,而投机者则将更多资金投向铂金 。
2. on the verge of 即将;接近于;濒于;
The country was on the verge of becoming prosperous and successful.
这个国家即将走向繁荣富强 。
3. admit to sth./doing sth. (常指不情愿地)承认,供认;
She admits to being strict with her children.
她承认对自己的孩子很严厉 。
4. shed light on 使(某事)显得非常清楚;使人了解(某事);
A new approach offers an answer, and may shed light on an even bigger question.
新的方法提供了一个答案,并且可能让人们对一个更大的问题有进一步的了解 。
n. 刺激,激励,暗示 动词prompt的现在分词