A year later it was bankrupt unable to find capital and on the verge of collapse .
一年以后，英国垮了，找不到资本，经济也濒临崩溃边缘。
But that kind of thinking is a big reason we 're now on the verge of a financial meltdown .
不过，这种推理有一个很大的原因，那就是我们的金融体制正濒临毁灭。
Astonishingly in the first three months of 2009 it made an even bigger loss than gm which was then on the verge of bankruptcy .
让人吃惊的是丰田公司2009年前三个月的亏损甚至比通用还要严重，而后者已经濒临破产。
But production cuts as part of detroit 's historic restructuring have put the big three on the verge of losing that distinction according to a study by grant thornton llp .