1.teeter on 瀕臨
The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
這家旅館正瀕臨破產(chǎn)
。2.tighten purse 節(jié)省開支
Now is the time to tighten purse strings and reassess budgets.
這周末,不要擔(dān)心自私
。現(xiàn)在就勒緊錢包,重新評(píng)估你的預(yù)算3.on the brink of 瀕臨
There are still new species being discovered: plants, birds, chameleons, lemurs, tortoises that we might not yet know about, that could be on the brink of extinction.
這里還在不斷發(fā)現(xiàn)新的物種:植物、鳥類、變色蜥蜴和烏龜,我們可能還不太了解這些物種,但它們可能將瀕臨滅絕
。4.emerging markets 新興市場(chǎng)
But what should residents of emerging markets do?
但新興市場(chǎng)的民眾又該怎么辦呢?
5.sales tax 銷售稅
This figure includes the sales tax. Some states use income tax in addition to sales tax to raise their revenues.
有些州除了征收所得稅,還要加征銷售稅,以提高州政府的每年的收入
。