2019-04-18 proximity

[definition]

[U] nearness in distance or time

~ to = near to

[sentence]

1. 东莞的发展得益于它毗邻深圳的区位优势。

Dongguan's economic growth is largely thanks to its proximity to Shenzhen, a booming local hub.

2. 很多人在买房的时候会考虑到房子和优秀公立学校的距离。

Many residents buy properties for their proximity to excellent public schools.

3. Finally, Istanbul is helped by its proximity to Europe.

4. Ukrainians enjoy the freedom, boosted by a visa liberalization in 2017, to travel to the EU and hundreds of thousands have exercised this right in the past five years. Most went to Poland, attracted by its proximity, its cultural-linguistic similarities, and its booming economy.

5. "No other countries today has so many perpetrators of mass atrocities living in such proximity to their victims' families," writes Phil Clark of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

[practice]

天津虽然紧邻北京，但它的经济好像并未因此而获益。

Though in close proximity to Beijing, Tianjin seems not benefited in economy.

Despite its proximity to Beijing, the capital city, Tianjin does not seem to have benefited much economically from it.

However, Tianjin does not seem to have benefited much economically from its proximity to Beijing.

It seems that Tianjin's economy has not benefited enormously from its close proximity to Beijing.