1960年的爱丁堡艺术节上，他因自编自演的讽刺舞台剧《边缘之外》（beyond the fringe）而一夜成名。随后，贝内特就放弃了学术生涯，转向全职写作，于1968年推出自己的首部舞台剧《四十年来》（Forty Years On）。
双语例句
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This is the year when smart homes, in which everything from ovens to door locks to thermostats are connected online, reach beyondthefringe to more of the mainstream.
今年，从微波炉到门锁，再到恒温器。全部联网的智能家居将会从边缘走向主流。
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Most optimizations, checkpoint processing (aggregating intermediate results so that recovery actions never need to read the entire log), and "fringe cases" are beyond our scope.