They won the championship, but it was a near thing.

【near，nearness】他们得了冠军，不过只是险胜。

That was a near thing – that truck was heading straight for us.

【near，nearness】那是一件很近的事——那辆卡车正直奔我们。

And one word led to another: " You sent her off with neither help nor means, 'twas a near thing but she never got to Bergen at all" .

一个词接着另一个词：“你在没有帮助或手段的情况下把她送走了， '这是一件近在咫尺的事情， 但她根本没有到达卑尔根” 。