on the verge of war

In 1945 China emerged from the war nominally a great military power but was actually a nation economically prostrated and on the verge of all-out civil war.

1945年，中国名义上是一个军事大国，但实际上不过是一个不但经济濒临崩溃还处于全面内战爆发边缘的国家。

And "Channel Firing," on the bottom of 51, is also set in the west of England, Hardy's home country, and is set right on the verge of the First World War.

海峡炮声在51页的下半部分，也是发生在英格兰西部，哈迪的祖国，并且也是发生在一战临近时期的。

When that happened, the losing group burned the flag of the winning group and raided their camp; the two groups were on the verge of declaring all-out war on each other.

结果公布时，失败一方烧掉了获胜一方的旗帜，袭击了对方的营地。两个小组处于全面宣战的边缘。