原文:Manny, brink of extinction's a bad time to be picky.无后为大 别太挑剔了
the brink of:(死亡、危险、战争等的)边缘
He brought the country to the brink of war.
他把国家带到了战争边缘。

原文:Funny. Let me have a little word with my brothers.好好笑! 我跟弟弟们说句话
have a word with:1.对...说(尤指私下的或秘密的事)
I want to have a word with him.
我想跟他谈谈话。

原文:These guys can protect us out in the open. What do you say?到旷野有他们保护 怎么样?
in the open:在户外
Farmers pass the bigger part of their lives in the open.
农民一生中大半时间都在户外度过。

ridiculous:荒谬的

possum:负鼠

platypus:鸭嘴兽