We fear the breakdown of the electric grid, the end of non-renewable resources, the expansion of deserts, the loss of islands, and the pollution of our air and water.

我们担心电网会崩溃、不可再生资源会枯竭、沙漠会扩张、岛屿会消失、空气和水会受到污染。

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Sometimes it is the loss of a cherished idea of ourselves that precipitates "breakdown".

有时它是一种沉淀自己，“崩溃”珍视思想的损失。

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Not to mention the loss of his sweetheart at the age of 26 and suffering a nervous breakdown at 27.

更不用说他在26岁的时候失去了他的妻子，又在27岁时经历了精神崩溃。

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However his wife Angela said he had been suffering from depression caused by their relationship breakdown and the recent loss of five of his colleagues.

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