on the verge of sth.中等

A cynic might speculate that the UK is on the verge of disappearing into an endless fever of self-celebration in its desperation to reinvent itself for the post-Brexit world: after town of culture, who knows what will follow — village of culture?

愤世嫉俗者可能会揣测，英国为了在脱欧后的世界中重塑自我而孤注一掷，正濒临陷入一场无休止的自我庆祝狂热：在“文化之镇”之后，谁知道接下来会是什么——“文化之村”？

There are many reasons this formerly stable federal institution finds itself on the verge of bankruptcy.

这个曾经稳定的联邦机构如今濒临破产，原因有很多。