They were on the verge of breaking up.

他们快要分手了。

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He was breaking up under the strain.

过度的劳累使他快要垮了。

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In sharp contrast to her mood, the clouds were breaking up to reveal a blue sky.

乌云渐渐散开，露出了蓝天，这和她的情绪形成了鲜明的对照。

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It's all seen from her point of view and at a distance And then somebody is knocking at the door and breaking in, and that's Kane And then there's a close-up of Kane leaning over the bed ? Right?

都是从苏珊的角度来拍的,镜头比较远,先是有人敲门,那人闯了进来，是凯恩,然后有个对凯恩,俯在床头的特写,对么？

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