7. be close to tears/be on the verge of tears快要哭了
Her hands were shaking. She was on the verge of tears but Paul didn’t realize that.
她的手在顫抖,她快要哭出來了,但保羅一點也沒有意識到這一切。
8. reduce somebody to tears 使某人不禁流淚
He nagged and complained, and reduced Louise to tears.
他嘮嘮叨叨,不停地抱怨,使路易斯不禁流淚。