Your stapler and hole punch will be close at hand.

你的订书器和打孔机随时听候召唤。

The fateful day was close at hand.

决定命运的日子近在咫尺。

Eugenie sprang upon a knife that was close at hand.

尤金妮亚扑向一把近在咫尺的刀。

The cloister was close at hand.

修道院就在眼前。

The skyline in all directions is close at hand, the high wall of the woods and deep cleavages of shade.

四面八方的天际线近在咫尺，树林的高墙和阴影的深裂。

She wanted her life shaped now, immediatelyand the decision must be made by some force—of love, of money, of unquestionable practicality—that was close at hand.

她现在就要解决自己的终身大事，刻不容缓——而且这个决定必须由一股近在眼前的力量来做出——爱情啦、金钱啦、实实在在的东西。

Stock markets have surged in the Far East amid signs that a deal to prevent Greece defaulting on its debt may be close at hand.

远东股市大涨，诸多迹象表明可能很快达成有关阻止希腊违约的协议。

But now necessity was pressing hard upon her—now the time of her marriage was close at hand—she could no longer rest in this blind trust.

但是现在迫在眉睫的事情迫在眉睫——现在她结婚的时间已经临近了——她不能再依赖这种盲目的信任了。

With an absence of chain stores and an abundance of bike trails, the living here is easy, especially when a cool ale from Florida’s oldest microbrewery is close at hand.

这里没有连锁商店，却有大量单车径，生活风格轻松简单，特别是手执一杯佛州最古老啤酒厂产的清凉小麦酒时就更写意。

In my particular case the consolatory topics were close at hand, and, indeed, had suggested themselves to my meditations a considerable time before it was requisite to use them.

在我的特殊情况下， 安慰的主题就在眼前，而且，事实上，在需要使用它们之前的相当长一段时间里， 它们已经在我的冥想中出现了。

And a very large pool it was, miles and miles across, though the air was so clear that the ice cliffs on the opposite side looked as if they were close at hand.

这是一个非常大的水池，有数英里宽，尽管空气如此清新，以至于对面的冰崖看起来就好像近在咫尺。

A book, face downward, on the table, a roll of manuscript, a half-written sheet, a newspaper, some tools of his present occupation, and several rejected daguerreotypes, conveyed an impression as if he were close at hand.

桌上一本书，面朝下，一卷手稿，一张写了一半的纸，一张报纸，他目前职业的一些工具，还有几张被拒绝的银版照片，给人的印象就好像他近在咫尺。

The roan was close at hand, and in another instant all would have been safe; but as the figure in the scarlet cassock stepped forward, the Gadfly suddenly wavered and the hand with the pistol sank down.

红羊近在咫尺，再过一会儿，一切都会安全了。但随着猩红袈裟的身影一步步上前，牛虻忽然身形一动，提着手枪的手垂了下去。

Midnight was close at hand when Prince Doran turned to the white knight and said, " Ser Balon, I have read the letter that you brought me from our gracious queen. Might I assume that you are familiar with its contents, ser" ?

将近午夜时分，道朗亲王才转向白骑士：" 巴隆爵士，我们高贵的太后陛下托您转交的亲笔信，我读过了。信中内容您都清楚吧，爵士先生？"