nearly 的意思是“几乎”“差不多”,若根据汉语思维,要表示“几乎不能”,很容易说成 nearly can’t,但实际上,英语习惯上不将 nearly 用于否定式。英语要表示“几乎不”,可以用 can hardly:I can hardly believe it. 又如:
I could hardly bear to watch. 我几乎不忍心观看。
We could hardly afford to pay the rent. 我们几乎付不起房租。
I can hardly breathe with all this smoke. 这么大的烟雾,我几乎无法呼吸。