The church seems to be on the brink of schism.
该教会看来处于分裂的边缘。
The king now stands on the brink of a political precipice.
这位国王现在正站在政治悬崖的边缘。
The hotel is teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.
这家旅馆正濒临破产。
The Russian peasantry stood on the brink of disappearance.
俄罗斯农民濒临消亡。
She hovered on the brink of death for three months as doctors battled to save her.
3个月来在医生们奋力挽救她的生命的过程中，她一直处在死亡的边缘。
Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.
他们的经济正摇摆于崩溃的边缘。
They are on the brink of resolving their long-standing dispute over money.
他们即将要解决彼此之间为时已久的金钱争议。
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。
This activity has occasioned some surprise since it is widely believed that the bank, carrying a large number of bad loans, is on the brink of collapse.
这一行为引起了一些意外，因为人们普遍认为，背负着大量不良贷款的这家银行正处于崩溃的边缘。
Other parapsychologists believe the field is on the brink of collapse, having tried to produce definitive scientific proof and failed.
其他前卫的心理学家则认为，该学科曾试图提出明确的科学论证，但却失败了，因此该学科正处于瓦解的边缘。
The extinction of myriad biological species aroused deep concern which led people to an understanding of the special importance of protecting rare animals and plants on the brink of extinction.
无数生物物种的灭绝引起了人们的深切关注，使人们认识到保护濒临灭绝的珍稀动植物的特殊重要性。
Lisa was on the brink of crying, but she bit her lip to hold the tears at bay.
丽莎就快哭出来了，但是她咬住嘴唇不让眼泪流出来。
Sensors and circuits were on the brink of failing and NASA experts realised that they had to do something or lose contact with their probe forever.
传感器和电路濒临故障，NASA的专家们意识到他们必须做点什么，否则将永远与探测器失去联系。
Besieged by rival governments and ninja clans, Utakata stands on the brink of war.
乌塔卡它在敌对政府和忍者氏族的包围下，处于战争的边缘。
Prosecutors said he left Enron because he knew the company was on the brink of bankruptcy.
检察官说他离开的原因是因为他知道公司已经处于破产的边沿。
The world is on the brink of losing these miracle cures.
我们的世界，正处于失去这些奇迹般治疗的边缘。
Prince William hovers on the brink of matrimony - a year or so before his 30th birthday.
离30岁生日还有一年左右，威廉王子即将开始他的婚姻生活。
Just a decade ago Indonesia was on the brink of catastrophe.
仅仅在十年之前，印尼还处在灾难的边缘。
They told me that Turkey and Greece were on the brink of military confrontation and implored me to intervene to stop it.
他们告诉我，土耳其和希腊正处于军事对峙的边缘，恳求我进行干涉以阻止冲突。
If there is a stridency in what I say it is because I believe Nigeria is once again on the brink of a precipice.
如果我的谈话过于尖锐，那是因为我相信尼日利亚有一次濒临崩溃的边缘。
Despite the concerns, Iowa is not on the brink of becoming a new Dust Bowl.
除了这些关注点外，爱荷华州并不处于新的沙尘风暴的边缘。
With artful cunning, Nabokov proceeded to reveal a mystery that is only now, 33 years later, on the brink of being solved.
纳博科夫接着以巧妙地狡猾，出了一个直到33年后的今天才处于即将破解边缘的谜。
As you know, we are on the brink of eradicating guinea-worm disease, and funds are being secured to ensure this happens.
大家知道，我们正接近根除麦地那龙虫线病，确保实现这一目标的资金已经有保证。
A country once on the brink of famine has turned itself into one of the biggest exporters of farm produce.
这个过去濒于饥荒的国家摇身一变，成了最大的农产品出口国之一。
And, like most other things on the brink of middle-age, the Internet is struggling with its own mid-life crisis.
和其他许多游走在中年边缘的人和物一样，互联网也面临着它自己的中年危机。
The UK's only helicopter manufacturer was on the brink of insolvency.
英国唯一的直升飞机制造商处于破产的边缘。
The UK's only helicopter manufacturer was on the brink of insolvency.
英国唯一的直升飞机制造商处于破产的边缘。
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