The first day of term, which seemed so far away at the start of the summer holidays, is looming.暑假刚开始时，开学显得那么遥远，现在却近在眼前。A new tax on energy is in the wings.对能源实行新税制已是近在眼前的事了。The culprits turned out to be much closer to home after staff had a brainwave and reran the security CCTV.工作人员灵机一动，重新播放了闭路电视监控录像，才发现原来罪犯近在眼前。