on the verge of collapse

基本解釋

China’s economy, once on the verge of collapse, has jumped to the fourth place in the world in aggregate terms.
30年來(lái)，中國(guó)實(shí)現(xiàn)了從計(jì)劃經(jīng)濟(jì)體制到充滿活力的社會(huì)主義市場(chǎng)經(jīng)濟(jì)體制，從封閉半封閉到全方位開(kāi)放的偉大轉(zhuǎn)折，中國(guó)的面貌發(fā)生了歷史性的變化：中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)從一度瀕臨崩潰的邊緣發(fā)展到總量躍居世界第四，進(jìn)出口總額位居世界第三；
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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(wèn)：隨著全球金融系統(tǒng)走向崩潰的邊緣，這種說(shuō)法現(xiàn)在怎么聽(tīng)起來(lái)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(wèn)，隨著全球金融系統(tǒng)走向崩潰的邊緣，這種說(shuō)法現(xiàn)在怎么聽(tīng)起來(lái)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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