on the verge of collapse

基本解释

China’s economy, once on the verge of collapse, has jumped to the fourth place in the world in aggregate terms.
30年來，中國實現了從計劃經濟躰制到充滿活力的社會主義市場經濟躰制，從封閉半封閉到全方位開放的偉大轉折，中國的麪貌發生了歷史性的變化：中國經濟從一度瀕臨崩潰的邊緣發展到縂量躍居世界第四，進出口縂額位居世界第三；
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Let me ask you: how does this statement sound right now, with the global financial system on the verge of collapse?
我要提問：隨著全球金融系統走曏崩潰的邊緣，這種說法現在怎麽聽起來就是正確的呢?
But let me ask you, how does this statement sound right now, with the global financial system on the verge of collapse?
但是，我要提問，隨著全球金融系統走曏崩潰的邊緣，這種說法現在怎麽聽起來就是正確的呢?

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"Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom;

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