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But having taken the plunge, he is now on the brink of adventure; he is about to be launched into his own inner space to the astronaut.
但是陷入思考，他现在是濒于冒险，他是想进入自己的内心世界。
As he came into office, the country stood on the brink of a new Great Depression.
当奥巴马上任时，这个国家正处于一轮新大萧条（GreatDepression）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。
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。
There are hundreds such reasons why the relationship of a husband and wife is often on the brink of either breaking or splitting.
昨天她竟然没有留意到我的头痛！这是夫妻关系出现裂痕或分崩离析的种种因素。
With the euro in peril and the US on the brink of bankruptcy, the west seems to have enough to worry about without fretting about cricket.
欧元岌岌可危，美国濒临破产，即便不算上板球，这些也够西方国家们担心的了。
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。
Miss Bulstrode did not answer . She was hovering on the brink of irrevocable words.
布尔斯特罗德小姐没有回答。她正处于话一出口便不可挽回的关头。
"We're on the brink of a massive power shift, a grinding of the gears of history into a new human condition, " she writes.
“我们在一个巨大的权力转移的边缘，是历史的齿轮研磨成一个新的人类生存条件，”她写道。
"Now that the world doesn't seem to be on the brink of collapse, the market is looking for higher yields elsewhere, " McCarthy said.
“既然全球似乎已脱离了崩溃的边缘，市场正寻求美元资产以外的风险较高的资产，”McCarthy表示。
Thomas believes that we may be sitting on the brink of a phonon-driven technological revolution as well.
托马斯认为，我们也有可能正处在由声子推动的技术革命的边缘。
It's taken three years of hard work, but I'm delighted that we're on the brink of real protections for consumers.
为此已历经了三年的艰难工作，但让我感到欣慰的是，我们即将能够提供消费者真正的保护。
Over time, jobs come and go; but one profession that seemed to be on the brink of extinction is now making a comeback.
随着时间的推移，新职业不断涌现也不断消失，但有一种职业似乎已在消失边缘如今重新归来。
Just over a week ago, News Corp. was on the brink of gaining government approval to acquire the 60. 9% of BSkyB that it doesn't already own.
仅一周多前，新闻集团即将获得政府的批准，有望收购尚未持有的英国天空广播60.9%的股权。
So, far from being on the brink of another quagmire, Libya is in fact in pole position compared with other countries in the region.
所以，利比亚非但不会陷入困境，实际上还在该地区的几个国家中占有优势。
At that point the Greek state could well be unable to pay salaries and pensions and Greece would be on the brink of a disorderly default.
届时，希腊政府很可能无力支付薪资和养老金，该国将滑向无序违约的悬崖边缘。
Japanese media said the Japanese IT parts, materials and finished goods sectors are teetering on the brink of collapse.
日本媒体说，日本的IT业的零件、材料和成品领域都已经游走在崩溃的边缘。
Some government and Communist Party officials, he said, are "now on the brink of unreasonable greediness. "
他说，有些党和政府的官员“现在已经贪婪到几近毫无道理的地步”。
And why are they obsessing about something that happened a decade ago in London, when America is teetering on the brink of default?
美国还在债务违约的边缘挣扎，为什么对伦敦十年前发生的事情有独钟？
But now that the principle is proven, in the next years real patients could be on the brink of a blink.
但是现在原则被证明，在今后的几年中，真正的患者会闪闪眨眼。
All right, then. You know. . . you know we are on the brink of another cataclysm, probably nuclear, on our own soil.
好吧，那么，你知道……你知道我们正处在又一场灾难的边缘，也许是核战争，就在我们本土。
China may be on the brink of a vicious wage-inflation spiral, which could undermine the authorities' grip over the economy.
中国可能正处于一种恶性的工资-通胀螺旋式上升的边缘，而这种形式的上升可能不利于当局对经济的控制。
One minute, it seems as if the two countries are on the brink of war.
这一分钟，两国似乎还处在战争边缘。
He also leaves office with the economy on the brink of its deepest crisis in 80 years, and, fairly or not, that could be his biggest legacy.
他将带着经济陷入80年来最深刻危机的边缘离开总统办公室，无论是否公正，这将是他最大的遗产。
Japan stands on the brink of nuclear catastrophe a year after the West Virginia mine explosion and the gulf oil spill.
在美国西弗吉尼亚煤矿爆炸、墨西哥湾石油泄漏之后日本又处于核灾难得边缘。
US defence spending is levelling off and appears to be on the brink of a potentially significant downturn.
美国国防预算正在下降并显现出处在重大衰退的边缘。
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。
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 family has not been able to make mortgage payments in five months and has been on the brink of foreclosure.
5个月的按揭贷款没有还，他已经处于丧失抵押品赎回权的边缘了（按：作为抵押品的房子要被银行没收）
After the country was on the brink of bankruptcy they decided on an intelligent, sophisticated black man to fix it.
在国家频临破产之后，他们决定要一个聪明干练的黑人来解决问题。
Y et the power of a "burning platform" is not confined to companies on the brink of collapse.
然而，“燃烧平台”的力量并不局限于处于破产边缘的公司。
This is Our Youth is a tragicomic portrayal of youth on the brink of adulthood and reveals the ache at the heart of the slacker generation.
《这是我们的青春》是一部关于即将步入成年人行列的年轻人的悲喜剧，展示了懒鬼一代的内心痛苦。
You stand on the brink of a new age but before this dawns the old matrix must be brought to an end.
你们站在一个新时代的边缘，但是破晓之前，旧矩阵必须被带向终结。
The world economy is no longer seen by most to be on the brink of another Depression .
世界经济在大多数人眼里已经不再在另一个萧条的边缘。
And how He saved you from the Pit of Fire when you were on the brink of it.
你们原是在一个火坑的边缘上的，是真主使你们脱离那个火坑。
brink He fell down on the brink of a cliff, with minor injuries .
他从悬崖边缘上跌落下来，但只受了点轻伤。
In the space of 14 years, Apple has transformed itself from a computer firm on the brink of bankruptcy into a stockmarket superstar.
短短的14年间，苹果从一个濒临破产的电脑公司转变成为股市的新星。
"We are on the brink of a blackout, " said the economy minister, Lubomir Jahnatek.
经济部长LubomirJahnatek说：“我们已经在停电的边缘了。”
To these Beings, what you are on the brink of accomplishing is a sign that their deepest desires can be fulfilled.
对于这些存有，你们现在濒临完成这次神圣的任务的情况，将对他们而言是能够帮助他们实现他们最深切需求的信号。
Furthermore, South Korea is burdened by North Korea and its nuclear weapons program and an economy on the brink of collapse.
此外，韩国背负朝鲜包袱，朝鲜的核武器以及它濒临崩溃的经济。
