He seemed to be on the verge of total derangement.

他似乎已濒临精神崩溃的边缘。

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King penguins in the Antarctic will be on the verge of dying out.

南极的帝企鹅将濒临灭绝。

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We may be on the verge of a new era, when the PC will get up off the desktop and allow us to see, hear, touch and manipulate objects in places where we are not physically present.

我们可能正接近一个新时代，届时个人电脑将脱离桌面，让我们能够在自己不在场的地方看到、听到、触摸和操作物体。

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Analysts warn Turkey could be on the verge of again descending into a spiral of violence.

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He was continually imagining himself to be someone on the verge of saying something spectacular, but he wasn't quite there yet.

他一直想象自己,成为那种能说出一些惊世骇俗的话的人，但是他还没有到那一步。

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The LTTE,in a statement, says 150,000 civilians, on the verge of starvation in the sliver of coastal land they still control, can only be helped by a halt in the fighting.

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He is understood to be on the verge of joining non-league Hyde United on semi-professional terms.

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"They may be on the verge of arresting someone and that's good, " he said.

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While the Thunder may be on the verge of something special of their own.

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