spitting distance

Russia, in the midst of a recession and facing international sanctions thanks to its interventions in Ukraine, has moved from 62nd to 51st place, ahead of EU economies such as Greece and Luxembourg, and within spitting distance of others such as Belgium and Italy.

深陷经济衰退、同时因插手乌克兰事务而受到国际制裁的俄罗斯，从第62位升至第51位，领先于希腊和卢森堡等欧盟经济体，而且与比利时和意大利等其他欧盟经济体相差不远。

But the lighter weight is immediately noticeable and welcome, bringing it within spitting distance of the iPad Mini's. 75 lb featherweight status.

但你马上就能感觉到它更轻，这会让它更受欢迎，也让它和重仅0.75磅的iPad Mini几乎不分伯仲。

They are grizzled men, illuminated in the thin light of a new moon, standing on a wobbly dock at the end of Bayou Petit Caillou, just spitting distance from the Gulf of Mexico.

新月朦胧，照着两人，头发斑白，站在摇摇晃晃的码头上，这里是小石缓流溪的尽头，墨西哥湾不过一箭之遥。

In fact, four top international assassins relocate to within spitting distance of 221b.

事实上，4个国际顶尖的职业杀手搬到了221B附近。

But, sitting before the brick hearth in his office, a spitting distance from the White House, Mr Froman is resolute.

然而，在距离白宫仅一步之遥的地方，坐在办公室砖砌壁炉前的弗罗曼却态度坚决。

...a restaurant within spitting distance of the Tower of London.

离伦敦塔非常近的一个餐馆

Rural banking in China seems an unmissable opportunity: 700m potential depositors, the vast majority of whom have never been within spitting distance of a credit card or a standard adjustable-rate mortgage.

中国的农村银行业似乎是一个不容错失的机遇：7亿潜在储户，其中绝大多数人从未接触过信用卡或者标准的可变利率抵押贷款。

Hinckley has never clarified that, but what is clear is that he was within spitting distance of a president and the president survived.

关于此事，欣克利从未澄清，但我们知道的是，欣克利曾站在离总统一步之遥的地方，而总统奇迹般地活下来了。

The house is within spitting distance of the sea.

这座房子离大海非常近。

As opposed to the Shanghai, which never got within spitting distance of its 2007 highs, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S& P 500 are both only about 10% off those former highs.

与上证综指从未升至2007年高位附近不同，道琼斯工业股票平均价格指数（Dow Jones Industrial Average）和标普500指数（S&P500）距各自高点均只有约10%的距离。