差一点

tā diào jìn bīng shuǐ li dé le zhòng gǎn mào chà yī diǎn yī mìng wū hū

他掉进冰水里得了重感冒，差一点一命呜呼。

He fell in icy water and almost caught his death of a cold.

zài bǐ sài de zuì hòu jǐ fēn zhōng tā men chà yī diǎn huò shèng

在比赛的最后几分钟，他们差一点获胜。

They almost won the match in the closing minutes.