在人類自我毀滅的邊緣，第一次接觸成了福音。

First Contact became humanity's salvation as it was at the brink of self-destruction.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
2 人類 rénlèi
  1. humanity
  2. human race
  3. mankind
3 自我 zìwǒ
  1. self-
  2. ego (psychology)
4 毀滅 huǐmiè
  1. to perish
  2. to ruin
  3. to destroy
=5 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=5 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=5 的 dí really and truly
=5 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
6 邊緣 biānyuán
  1. edge; fringe; verge; brink; periphery
  2. marginal; borderline
=7 第一次 dìyīcì the first time; for the first time
=7 第一次 dì-yīcì
  1. (euphemistic) first sexual experience
  2. (literally) first time
  3. first sexual experience
  4. first time
8 接觸 jiēchù
  1. to touch
  2. to contact
  3. access
  4. in touch with
9 成了 chéngle
  1. to be done
  2. to be ready
  3. that's enough!
  4. that will do!
10 福音 fúyīn
  1. good news
  2. glad tidings
  3. gospel