he was only wrong by two meaning in Chinese
他只差一
Examples
- The dean threw up his hands and looked at the coach in despair , but the coach said earnestly , " oh , please let him in , sir ! he was only wrong by two .
院长摊开双手失望地看了看教练。可是教练认真地说， “噢，录取他吧，先生。他的答案只比正确答案多二。 ”