ad. 几乎, 差不多
In almost every human language, there is a way to say, "Thank you!"
在每一种人类语言中,都有“谢谢”!
The ball rolled so near the hole, it almost fell in.
这个球滚到离洞很近的地方,差一点就进了。
He almost reached the diamonds.
他差一点就挖到钻石了。
The toy almost choked the baby to death.
这个熊孩子差点被玩具噎死。
The fumes almost choked me.
烟雾几乎把我呛死.
※Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is , the more difficult is it to bring it home.
※Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely; great man are almost always bad man… There is no worse heresy than that the office sactifies the holder of it.Lord Acton, British historian 权力导致腐败,绝对权力绝对导致腐败。伟人几乎都不是完人……再也没有比神化掌权者更坏的异端邪说了。英国历史学家 阿克顿爵士
※To live long is almost everyone's wish, but to live well is the ambitiion of a few. 活得长几乎是每个人的愿望,可是生活得好只是少数人的志气。
※Perfect understanding will sometimes almost extinguish pleasure. 完全的理解有时几乎会使乐趣消失.