最初以为遇见死神并不可怕，可当它要和我们擦肩而过时是那么措手不及。求翻译成英文

最初以为遇见死神并不可怕，可当它要和我们擦肩而过时是那么措手不及。求翻译成英文

At first, I thought that met reaper was not terrible. But when it pass through by my side, I was so unprepared.

I originally thought it was not such a dreadful thing to encounter the King of Terrors. But I was caught unawares by its brush past. 再看看别人怎么说的。