create 创造
competitive 竞争激烈的
set aside 抽出（时间），存（钱）
avoid doing sth. 避免做某事
the root cause of ······的根本原因
performance 表现，表演
in advance = ahead of time 提前
under great pressures 压力很大
put pressures on 给······施加压力
have a high/low opinion of 对······评价高/低