He was on the verge of tears.

他差点儿哭了出来。

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He was on the verge of collapse.

他差不多要崩溃了。

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He shivered. His heart was pounding and he was on the verge of tears.

他忍不住打一个冷噤，心直跳，险一些掉下眼泪。

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He was continually imagining himself to be someone on the verge of saying something spectacular, but he wasn't quite there yet.

他一直想象自己,成为那种能说出一些惊世骇俗的话的人，但是他还没有到那一步。

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But Chernobrov sensed he was on the verge of something that could change our world.

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Mr Morgan's family believe he was on the verge of exposing police corruption when he was murdered.

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The first in the queue on Friday, Andy Morris, said he was on the verge of tears.

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