The death of his wife almost broke his heart.

他妻子的死使他伤心已极。

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The experience almost broke me.

这段经历几乎打破了我。

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He fell and almost broke his neck.

他跌了一交，险些跌断了脖子。

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Jackson's men almost broke. Men prayed for the long day to end.

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Or, if you take almost anywhere else-- the Austro-Hungarian Empire, before it broke up, Vienna was now this over-sized capital that-- in a very, very small country, but it was balanced off by Budapest.

或者,想想其它任何地方,分崩离析前的奥匈帝国,维也纳在这个狭小的国家里,算是特大型的首都,但还有布达佩斯能够与其成对峙之势

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You feel the thrill of having made it to the top and the wind bracingly striking your chin and you feel the satisfaction and you've got the memories of having almost died when the rope broke before.

你感受到登顶的兴奋,风吹袭你的脸颊,你获得满足感,你记得差点死去,当绳子断掉时。

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She was kicking it in my office. (Laughter.) Almost broke a bust of Lincoln.

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Drogba almost broke the shackles, but his touch was poor and Valdes saved.

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Hook brought Wales back within a converted try of victory with a 72nd-minute penalty after Byrne almost broke free.

BBC: France 21-16 Wales