立彬の日本語
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危うく， あやうく
1. barely, narrowly 2. almost, nearly
勉强，险些；几乎
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あやうく某業者の甘言に騙され、大損するところでした。
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I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.
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彼女を助けるために危うく仕事を失うところだった。
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I ran the risk of losing my job to help her.
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彼女は危うく溺死するところだった。
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She almost drowned.
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彼女は危うく溺れるところだった。
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She almost drowned.
She came close to drowning.
She came near to drowning.
她差点就溺水了。
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彼女は危うく自動車にひかれるところだった。
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She came very near to being run over by a car.
She came very near being run over by a motorcar.
She was almost hit by a car.
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彼女は危うく「知らない」と言ってしまうところだった。
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She was within an ace of saying "I don't know".
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彼女はあやうく自転車にひかれるところだった。
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She was nearly hit by a bicycle.
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彼は通りを横切っていて危うく車に撥ねられそうになった。
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He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.
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彼は危うく溺死するところだった。
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He was almost drowned.
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彼は危うく車に轢かれそうになった。
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He came near being run over by a car.
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