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Civilization is on the brink of apocalypse .

文明已濒临毁灭的边缘。

The government brought itself to the brink of fiscal disaster

政府把自己推向了财政危机的边缘。

Scientists are on the brink of making a major new discovery .

科学家很快就会有新的重大发现。

He 's pulled the company back from the brink .

他使公司起死回生。

In nine years he has brought his party back from the dead almost to the brink of power .

九年来他使该党起死回生几乎要执政了。

Failure to communicate had brought the two nations to the brink of war .

沟通不畅使这两个国家濒于战争的边缘。

I repeat that medicine is on the brink of a revolution

我要再次强调，医学面临着变革。

The Prime Minister 's fragile government was on the brink of collapse

首相领导的脆弱的政府处在瓦解边缘。

The farmers say recent inflation has driven them to the brink of ruin .

农民们说最近的通货膨胀使他们濒临破产。

The King now stands on the brink of a political precipice .

国王现在处于政治上岌岌可危的境地。

The country was on the brink of an abyss .

国家岌岌可危。

Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse

他们的经济徘徊在崩溃的边缘。

The church seems to be on the brink of schism .

教会似乎处于分裂的边缘。

She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her

3个月来她一直在死亡线上徘徊，而医生则在全力挽救她的生命。

The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance .

俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。

They sparred for a moment , on the brink of a full fight .

他们互相推搡了一会儿，眼看就要大打出手了。

I was certain I was on the brink of poverty , going to the poorhouse .

我确信自己已处在贫困的边缘，马上就要进济贫院了。

Three of the hotels are in receivership , and others are teetering on the brink of bankruptcy

有3家宾馆已破产在管，其他几家正在破产的边缘徘徊。

The economy of this nation was brought into a state of disaster , and for a time even on the brink of collapse .

这个国家的经济被弄得百孔千疮，一时甚至面临崩溃。

Their failure to reach an agreement brought the two countries to the brink of war .

他们未能达成协议，使得两个国家处在战争的边缘。

The company is on the brink of bankruptcy .

该公司已濒临破产的边缘。

The tree grew on the brink of the cliff .

那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。

The two countries were poised on the brink of war .

这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

The economists say the competition otter to the brink of extinction .

经济学家们说，竞争把海獭推到了灭绝的边缘。

They are on the brink of resolving their long-standing dispute over money .

他们很快就能解决长期以来的金钱纠纷

These monsters would not lay down their cleavers even when on the brink of their own destruction .

这些魔鬼临死也不会放下屠刀

Now , we may be on the brink of something new .

现在，我们也许即将面临新的局面。

We 've pulled the financial system back from the brink .

我们已经将金融体系从危机边缘拉了回来。

China 's on the brink of negative population growth .

中国濒临人口负增长。

Now the world is on the brink of another energy crisis .

现在世界又一次处在能源危机的边缘。