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1·We won in the end but it was a near thing.

我们最后赢了，但比分很近。《牛津词典》

2·Phew! That was a near thing! It could have been a disaster.

哎呀！好险哪！差一点儿出事。《牛津词典》

3·That was a near thing!

这事好险哪！《新英汉大辞典》

4·Though the game was lost, it was a very near thing.

比赛虽然输了，但比分很挨近。《新英汉大辞典》

5·In fact, the only person to admit to being near the beating was Conley. He told everyone he was right there. But like the others, he insisted he hadn't seen a thing.

实事上，唯一承认距离殴打(迈克尔·考克斯)现场很近的就是康利，他告诉大家他就在那儿，但是象其他人一样，他坚称自己什么都没看到。

6·He performed the first space walk on his mission, but experienced both air leaks and material unexpected stiffening — the latter of which made cramming himself back in the capsule a very near thing.

他在执行第一次太空行走的任务时，又是碰到空气泄漏，又是碰到材料意外硬化——后者把他压回了密封舱，几乎让他丧命。

7·There's quite a lot of this sort of thing around these days, and we confidently predict a lot more in the near future.

近日有很多类似的研究，我们有理由相信在不久的将来更多的成果会出炉。

8·It may seem like a small thing, but if she has another guy on her speed dial, she won't let you anywhere near her phone or computer.

这可能看起来是一件小事，但是如果她的快速拨号栏里有别的男人，那她就绝不会让你靠近她的手机或电脑。

9·Light, which normally and famously travels in straight lines, thus appears to follow a curved path when it passes near a heavy thing such as a galaxy.

光，这种毫无疑问沿直线行进的东西也会在经过一个如星系的大质量物体时被弯折而走一条弯曲路线。

10·I don't have any illusions that this sort of thing could be anything near a complete education. Some lessons have to be hard-won.

我并不奢望这类培训能够代替正规而完整的教育，能够选修上一些正规的课程是很难得的。