离此不远 meaning in English
be not far from here; a little way off
Examples
- This observation furnished the detective food for thought , and meanwhile the consul went away to his office
领事说完这话就回到离此不远的领事馆去了。 - For , the rooms , though a beautiful scene to look at , and adorned with every device of decoration that the taste and skill of the time could achieve , were , in truth , not a sound business ; considered with any reference to the scarecrows in the rags and nightcaps elsewhere and not so far off , either , but that the watching towers of notre dame , almost equidistant from the two extremes , could see them both , they would have been an exceedingly uncomfortable business - if that could have been anybody s business , at the house of monseigneur
因为这些房间尽管漂亮豪华,具有当时最高雅最精美的设计和装饰,实际上已是摇摇欲坠。考虑到别的地方那些衣衫褴褛戴着睡帽的穷汉们的存在他们离此不远,巴黎圣母院的高塔差不多就在两极的正中,从那里可以眺望到这两处,这些华屋已成了令人极其不安的地方-一若是大人府第里也有人负责研究这个问题的话。