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重点讲解：
1. on the verge of 即将；接近于；濒于；
例句：I had a rude awakening when I found myself on the verge of bankruptcy.
我发现自己已到了破产边缘时才猛然意识到事情不妙。
2. focus on 集中（注意力）；关注；
例句：You wanna focus on what you want and not what you don't want.
你应该将注意力放到你想要的事物上,而不是你不希望的事物上。
3. serve as 用作；可当…使用；充作；
例句：Other cases can serve as warnings.
其他一些案例也向我们敲响了警钟。
4. in a row 连续地；接连不断地；不间断；
例句：Last year for instance, we could have created history by winning the league for the fourth time in a row. It had never been done.
比如去年，我们有机会创造连续四次夺取联赛冠军的历史，此前还没有人做到过。
5. participate in 参与；参加；
例句：He is participating in a tennis ladder.
他正在参加网球锦标赛。
6. take part in 参加；参与；
例句：John alone has the right to take part in the party.
唯独约翰有权利参加这个晚会。
7. compete with 竞争；
例句：The stores will inevitably end up competing with each other in their push for increased market shares.
在努力争取更大的市场份额的过程中，这些商场最终将不可避免地相互展开竞争。
8. encourage sb. to do sth. 鼓励；激励；
例句：This is to encourage young people to be creative.
旨在鼓励年轻人要有创新精神。