1.Now a third and far more significant motivation presents itself: meeting these goals may be necessary to prevent the collapse of our civilization.
现在,第三个也是更重要的动机出现了:为了防止我们文明的崩溃,这些目标可能是必须要实现的。
2.The peace talks were on the verge of collapse.
和平谈判濒于破裂。
3.During a 1995 roof collapse, a fire fighter named Donald Herbert was left brain damaged.
在1995年的一次屋顶坍塌事故中,消防员唐纳德·赫伯特的左脑受损。
4.Unfortunately, because this approach fails to deal with the underlying causes of inflation, wage and price controls eventually collapse, the hitherto-repressed inflation resurfaces.