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.
她的手在颤抖，她快要哭出来了，但保罗一点也没有意识到这一切。
8. reduce somebody to tears 使某人不禁流泪
He nagged and complained, and reduced Louise to tears.
他唠唠叨叨，不停地抱怨，使路易斯不禁流泪。