1. Venture into the chatrooms of French cyberspace or onto the streets of Paris, and the impression this summer is of a country on the brink of totalitarian rule or civil collapse, or both.

on the brink of 在……的邊緣，瀕臨

Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse.

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2. A culture of mass protest is deeper-rooted in France than in any other European country, and reasoned debate often gives way to factional theatrics and sabotage.

give way to 給……讓路

The budget squeeze around Europe is intensifying, and even in America fiscal stimulus may give way to austerity.

歐洲的財(cái)政狀況不斷惡化，即使美國(guó)也將停止財(cái)政刺激轉(zhuǎn)而實(shí)行緊縮的財(cái)政政策CVupkWm9=g。

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