ringside
noun [ S ] uk/ˈrɪŋ.saɪd/ us/ˈrɪŋ.saɪd/
（比赛场、表演的）台边区
the edge of an area where people compete or perform, especially a boxing ring
Ringside seats at the fight sold for as much as $12,000. 拳击赛台边的座位可以卖到1万2千美元。
A ringside doctor tends to any cuts between rounds. 台边的一位医生在比赛间隙处理伤口。
Idiom
have a ringside seatidiom 处于一个有利于观察的位置
to be in a position where you can see or observe something very well
He had a ringside seat for the dramas of the Clinton years. 对克林顿时期的戏剧化事件他可以就近观察。