I almost fell. I wanted to jump, but was afraid to do so.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

We almost fell asleep on that tonic chord.

我们现在对主音和弦都有点审美疲劳了。

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

Instead he just went and rented a private house and fell asleep almost immediately.

当时彼得大帝直接租了一栋民宅,几乎一趴下就睡着了

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选

But Chinese exports fell almost 3% in December from a year earlier - the sharpest drop in at least 10 years.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

The Athenians loved and respected him so much that they gave him the almost unheard honor of burying him right on the spot where he fell in the field, and thereafter, his name was always followed with glory, admiration and devotion.

雅典人民深深爱戴这位国王,因而给予他前所未闻的最高的殊荣,把他安葬在战场上他牺牲的地方,从此以后,他的名字总是和光荣,尊敬,还有赤诚联系在一起

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

Investors quickly reacted. Stock markets fell almost five percent after he spoke Tuesday.

VOA: special.2009.02.13

Spain's government says the numbers of would-be immigrants from Africa fell almost half, from 13,000 in 2008 to just more than 7,000 last year.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

Hong Kong's Hang Seng fell almost five percent.

VOA: standard.2009.11.27