D71  proximity  20190427

1）翻译下面的句子：

天津虽然紧邻北京，但它的经济好像并未因此而获益。 

Despite its proximity to Beijing, Tianjin’ economy does not seem to have benefited from it.

（参考翻译：Despite its proximity to Beijing, the capital city, Tianjin does not seem to have benefited much economically from it. 或It seems (that) Tianjin's economy has not benefited enormously from its close proximity to Beijing, the capital city.）

2）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。 

例子： 

 The marketing strategy of proximity to customers creates loyal customers who remain faithful to the company and have real potential to become active advocates.