1.on the brink of 邊緣
I was certain I was on the brink of poverty, going to the poorhouse.
我確信自己已處在貧困的邊緣,馬上就要進濟貧院了 。
2.presented to 呈現
What is presented to the public as a critical evaluation is really an elaborate puff for him and his magazine.
公眾所看到的評論界的好評實際上是對他和他的雜志的一種吹捧 。
3.pull back 退卻
The British government threatened to make public its disquiet but then pulled back.
英國政府威脅要將其擔憂公之于眾,但后來沒有這么做 。
4.respond to 反應
Even very young premature babies respond to their mother's presence.
即使是很小的早產兒也會對母親的出現做出反應 。
5.a swirl of 旋渦
The car raced roughly along in a swirl of pink dust.
汽車在一股粉紅色塵土的漩渦中顛簸著快速前進 。