1.on the brink of 瀕臨……邊緣

The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

這家旅館已經瀕臨破產y;tg_lwS3FIcmZ。

2.a proxy for 代表

We know that popularity in the traditional media world is not a proxy for quality.

我們知道，在傳統的媒體世界中，熱門度并不能代表質量Ra,pv9gI]hhAY2HcA。

3.better off 過得好

She's better off without him.

沒有他，她過得反而更幸福GQy!47%JP|^uNCE。

4.seal a deal with 與……達成協議

China Unicom, the country's second wireless operator, last week denied Chinese media reports that it had sealed a deal with Apple, but said there had been progress in the talks.

中國聯通，中國的第二大移動運營商，上周否認了中國媒體關于它 已與蘋果達成協議的報道，但表示雙方談判已經取得進展@[T,yKgQ1-RI884N。