I was on the verge of accepting.

我接受。

He narrowly missed being run over by a car.

他被汽车压死。

They had barely time to catch the plane.

他们没来得及赶上飞机。

She was on the verge of tears.

她哭了出来。

Phew!That was a close call—she nearly saw us!

喔,真险！她看到我们。

The smoke and fumes almost suffocated me.

烟雾把我闷死了。

She all but fainted when she heard the news.

听到那消息, 她晕去。

But Andy Pandy's Band plays and they all enjoy A Noisy Supper and Birthday Cake.

而泰迪拿着乱跑的线团惹出大麻烦。

I almost bumped into a man who was entering in a hurry.

我撞着个匆忙往里走的人。

I was thrown off balance by the sudden gust of wind.

突如其来的阵风把我吹倒。

One car narrowly missed hitting the other one.

车和另撞。

I had to stand on tiptoe and even then I could hardly reach.

我必须踮起脚，即使这样还够不着。

I nearly fell asleep while he was droning on!

他啰里啰嗦地讲个没完，我睡着！

I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.

呼吸器上的管子脱落时，我给憋死。

I almost bumped into him.

我撞上他。

I'm sorry, I am forgetting that you don't like beans.

很抱歉, 我忘了你不爱吃豆子。

It was so foggy that the steamship almost ran down a small boat leaving the port.

雾很大, 汽艇把只正在离港的小船撞沉。

David was nearly asleep.

大卫睡着了。

She nearly died.

她死了。

Whoops! I nearly dropped it.

哎哟！我把它给摔了。