| 1. | He came within an inch of being killed .
他差一点儿被弄死。 |
| 2. | The car missed me by inches .
那辆汽车差一点儿撞着我。 |
| 3. | I am used to high quality and wo n't take second best .
我用惯高质量的东西，差一点儿的都不行。 |
| 4. | "this is the end of me," i thought. "to come so close… "
“这一下完了，”我想，“只差一点儿…”。 |
| 5. | A pistol should have burst in your hand, and you escape without the loss of a limb, if not of life .
手枪差一点儿在你手里炸开了，而你不但还活着，连手指也没有伤一个。 |
| 6. | She ( only ) just caught the train with one minute to spare
她差一点儿没赶上那趟火车 |
| 7. | She missed the first prize by a whisker
她只差一点儿就能得到头奖了 |
| 8. | I ' m used to high quality and won ' t take second - best
我用惯高质量的东西,差一点儿的都不行 |
| 9. | The child came within an ace of being drowned
孩子差一点儿淹死了。 |
| 10. | His revenge would have been complete indeed
他差一点儿就报仇成了。 |
