1.too close to call 势均力敌，胜负难分

The election was almost too close to call, but in the end, the Republicans had the majority.

选举难分轩轾，但最终共和党获得了多数选票&wjSjlmDf]tit1Kj。

2.eke out 竭力维持

They eke out a precarious existence foraging in rubbish dumps.

他们靠在垃圾场捡垃圾维持着朝不保夕的生活&VonIs4.]6v。

3.teeter on the brink/edge of sth 处在（灾难或危险）的边缘

The country is teetering on the brink of civil war.

这个国家正处在内战的边缘p2eWk&|F0zV1#。

4.a far cry from 与……有很大差别

It was all a far cry from those halcyon days in 1990, when he won three tournaments on the European tour.

这和1990年的那些美好时光迥然不同，当时他在欧洲巡回赛中赢了三场锦标赛t#DN]qpgO*IR*zXj~3k=。