1. to the brink of 瀕臨……的邊緣
"Their unwillingness to compromise is pushing us to the brink of a default on the full faith and credit of the United States, " he said.
他說：“他們不愿意妥協，這讓我們走到債務違約的邊緣，合眾國的信用處于危險之中nXK(656vb!。”

2. rein in 控制
Certainly it does look as if officials are planning to step up their efforts to curb price rises and rein in a runaway property market.
很明顯，中國政府正準備全力抑制物價和地產市場LOcg~A8h*,=|ZV1%1。

3. on track to 有望
Kia Motors of South Korea is building a plant in Georgia, its first U. S. factory, and said Monday it is on track to open a year from now.
韓國的起亞汽車正在喬治亞州建自己的第一家美國工廠，該公司周一表示廠子有望在一年后投產9!@fIP=SOTV%9ks_。

4. a surefire way 萬無一失的方法
Alex thought he found a surefire way to profit from Moscow's new consumers with an old Russian tradition: soup.
亞歷以為他發現了一個利用俄羅斯古老的喝湯傳統從莫斯科的新消費者身上謀利的萬無一失的方法lT]*!HM9*;nG-_o;RcD。