The standard of living today is on the edge of subsistence.

现在的生活水平几乎快要无法维持生计。

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Luton conceded a free kick on the edge of the penalty area.

卢顿未能在罚球区的边缘截住对方的任意球。

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She was perched on the edge of the sofa.

她坐在沙发沿上。

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He watched the cup teeter on the edge before it fell.

他眼看着茶杯在边上摇摇欲坠，然后掉落。

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She was on the edge of tears.

她泪水盈眶。

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His voice teetered on the edge of hysteria.

他的声音近乎歇斯底里。

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He stood on the edge of the cliff.

他站在悬崖边上。

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New housing estates have mushroomed on the edge of the town.

城郊的新住宅楼发展得十分迅速.

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There is a pumping station on the edge of the lake.

湖边有座扬水站.

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He sat on the edge of an unyielding armchair, a cup of tea in his hand.

他坐在一张坚固的扶手椅的椅边上，手里端着一杯茶。

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Wes hunched his shoulders and leaned forward on the edge of the counter.

韦斯耸起双肩，身体前倾靠在柜台边上。

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Most of the time the audience is on the edge of its seat.

大多数时候，观众都屏息凝神。

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Based on the edge of Lake Matt, Sunbeam Yachts started boatbuilding in 1870.

总部设在马特湖边的阳光游艇公司于1870年开始造船。

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The wolves have been howling away on the edge of the forest for hours.

那些狼在林边一直嚎叫了几个小时.

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He felt he was on the edge of an abyss; one false move and he was done for.

他觉得如临深渊，一步不慎便会永劫不复。

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