1.on the brink of 濒临……边缘

The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

这家旅馆已经濒临破产y;tg_lwS3FIcmZ。

2.a proxy for 代表

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

我们知道，在传统的媒体世界中，热门度并不能代表质量Ra,pv9gI]hhAY2HcA。

3.better off 过得好

She's better off without him.

没有他，她过得反而更幸福GQy!47%JP|^uNCE。

4.seal a deal with 与……达成协议

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.

中国联通，中国的第二大移动运营商，上周否认了中国媒体关于它 已与苹果达成协议的报道，但表示双方谈判已经取得进展@[T,yKgQ1-RI884N。