I have a question
What may be even more amazing is the fact her ear-popping ascent in the world of track and field almost never happened.

She is Candace Hill who set 100 m world youth record. What's confusing is "almost never happened" part. Does it mean her ascent could've never happened? Given the context, I think it's right because after that sentence, she talked about how she had a chance to run on the 4x1 since one of the regulars got injured..
So I tried making an example myself.
The party almost never happened. = The party could've been cancelled somehow

Question

I have a question
What may be even more amazing is the fact her ear-popping ascent in the world of track and field almost never happened.

She is Candace Hill who set 100 m world youth record. What's confusing is "almost never happened" part.  Does it mean her ascent could've never happened?   Given the context, I think it's right because after that sentence, she talked about how she had a chance to  run on the 4x1 since one of the regulars got injured..
So I tried making an example myself.     
The party almost never happened.  => The party could've been cancelled somehow

Answer

"almost" here means that something happened that might have very well prevented her ascent, but in the end it did even though the circumstances might've not been so good.

So yeah I think you got the meaning right.

Answer

Yes Kyle it means that it nearly didn't happen, or it was close to being cancelled, but at the last moment it happened anyway.

Answers · 2

Still haven’t found your answers?

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn a language from the comfort of your own home. Browse our selection of experienced language tutors and enroll in your first lesson now!