Humankind is not poised teetering on the edge of extinction.

人类并没有在灭绝的边缘摇摇欲坠。

These apartment buildings are teetering on the verge of disaster.

这些公寓楼在灾难的边缘摇摇欲坠。

Germany is teetering on the edge of recession.

德国在经济衰退的边缘摇晃。

Britain is rushing to increase aid for India's teetering healthcare system.

英国正急于对印度摇摇欲坠的医疗体系加强援助。

On an apple bough, the phoebe teeters and wags its tail and says, Phoebe, phoe-bee!

在一根苹果树枝上，那东菲比霸鹟摇头摆尾，说：“菲比，菲——比！”

It was a terrifying moment, and a glimpse of the abyss that Crimea now teeters over.

当时情景很可怕，这也反映了克现在正处于深渊边缘。

The Iranian people are suffering under tightening sanctions that have brought the country's teetering economy to its knees.

日益严厉的制裁让这个国家本就摇摇欲坠的经济彻底被逼停，伊朗民众为此饱受其苦。

Just eight years ago, as I prepared to take office, our economy teetered on the brink of depression.

就在8年前, 我准备来到白宫时, 我们的经济摇摆在萧条的边缘。

For one teetering second, while the crashes and booms of the battle filled the air, Harry hesitated.

在那摇摇欲坠的一瞬间，当战斗的爆炸和撞处传来时，哈利犹豫了。

The economy, teetering on the verge of collapse, depends on foreign aid that is linked to reforms.

国家经济接近崩溃，全靠国际援助支撑，这种支撑还得依靠改革的成效来维系。

As while Juanita teetered dangerously close to the white light, Lynette and Tom were headed into a black hole.

当Juanita在生死边缘徘徊的时候，Lynette 和Tom正吵得热火朝天。

He was too tired even to examine the line and he teetered on it as his delicate feet gripped it fast.

它太疲乏了，竟没有细看这钓索，就用小巧的双脚紧抓住了钓索，在上面摇啊晃的。

Today Bon Jovi is still churning out number-one albums but TEPCO's value has fallen by 90% and it is teetering on bankruptcy.

如今邦乔维仍然大量炮制其最好的专辑但是东京电力公司的市值却下降了90%并且频临破产。

She was rocking backward and forward slightly in her chair, exactly like Dobby did when he was teetering on the edge of revealing forbidden information.

看她在椅子微微地前后摇晃的样子，哈利想起每当多比要向他透露一些不能说的秘密、欲言又止时，也是这样晃来晃去的。

Principle number two: Find a book that explores the question and teeters on the edge of what you do and don't know.

找一本探讨这个问题的书，书的内容介于你知道什么和不知道什么之间。

Teetering on the edge of a 50-meter drop may seem an unlikely place to raise a family. But their motives soon become clear.

站在五十高的悬崖上并不稳当，这可不像是安家的地方。不过其动机很快不问自明。

The occupants, however, were far from safe. The car had come to rest on top of a retaining wall, literally teetering on the edge of disaster.

然而，面的人却很不安全。这辆车停在了一堵挡土墙上，几乎是在灾难的边缘摇摇欲坠。

Principle number two is that a good book should teeter on the edge of what you do and don't know.

第二条原则是，一本好书的内容应该介于你所知道的东西和你不知道的东西之间。

Her giant steel spiders, which teetered across the world from New York to St Petersburg to London's Tate Modern, were both terrorising and protective.

她的巨型钢制蜘蛛，从纽约到圣彼得堡到伦敦的泰特现代美术馆，在世界各地摇摇欲坠，既令人毛骨悚然又给人保护之意。

From Northern California where buildings teeter on the edge, to Southern California where high winds have turned deadly, El Nino is definitely here and it's strong.

从北加利福尼边缘摇摇欲坠的建筑物, 到南加州致命的大风, 都要归结于强大的厄尔尼诺现象。