These passions, like great winds, have blown me hither and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the very verge of despair.

这些激情像狂风，把我恣情吹向四方，掠过苦痛的大海，迫使我濒临绝望的边缘。

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(So far, the latter has been the unfortunate "natural" course: we'll recall Le Monde was on the verge of bankruptcy last Summer).

(至今为止，后一种很不幸地变得更“理所当然”：让我们回顾一下，去年夏天《世界报》还处在破产的边缘)。

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These passions, like great winds, have blown me higher and thither, in a wayward course, over a deep ocean of anguish, reaching to the verge of despair.

这些感情如同飓风一样没有方向地将我吹得越来越高、越来越远，越过痛苦的海洋到达绝望的边缘。

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One time, when she was on the verge of menopause, Nita had teased Rich into making love up there not on the ties, of course, but on the narrow grass verge beside them and they had climbed down inordinately pleased with themselves.

NEWYORKER: Free Radicals