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Brink (邊緣)

這幾個星期發生毀滅性股災後，七大工業強國在上週末誓言採取「所有必須的行動」把金融市場從崩潰的邊緣拯救過來。The Group of Seven major industralised countrie s at the weekend had vowed to take "all necessary steps" to bring the financial markets back from the brink of collapse。

香港的投資者在假期過後，一覺醒來發現歐洲金融體系正處於大災難的邊緣搖搖欲墜。The holiday's over for Hong Kong investors, who wake up today to find the European financial system teetering on the brink of total disaster。

Brink是「邊緣、關頭」的意思，它是名詞。其他例子：His failures bought him to the brink of ruin是「他的連串失敗使他瀕臨破產的邊緣」，Extreme stress had driven him to the brink of nervous breakdown是「極大的壓力使他處於精神崩潰的邊緣」，They pulled the company from the brink是「他們使公司起死回生」。