Today, dear friends, we stand upon the verge of the unknown.
亲爱的读者，今天我们站在一个新的境界上，前途茫然。
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We are now in the position of having constructed a model economy, which we have found to lie upon the verge of instability.
我们构造了一种经济模式，我们发现它位于不稳定的边缘。
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I was then such a smart aleck that I frowned upon the way father was haggling and was on the verge of chipping in a few words when the bargain was finally clinched.