但他却拉回，从灾难的边缘，并显着升高，他的生存机会。

But he has pulled back from the brink of disaster, and significantly upped his chances of survival.

这些污染严重影响了成千上万居民的生活，将他们推向了环境灾难的边缘。

The pollution is seriously affecting the livelihood thousands of people, bringing it to brink of an environmental disaster.

当我出生时，地球的气候看似还很稳定。而如今，我们却已被推向灾难的边缘了。

When I was born, the planet's climate seemed stable. Today, we are on the brink of catastrophe.

然而，里面的人却很不安全。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。

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.