We are constantly surrounded by noise, most of which is not audible to us unless we hold something like a seashell close to one of our ears.

我们经常被噪音包围，大多数噪音是听不见的，除非我们把海贝之类的东西靠近一只耳朵。

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Derek and I are close; we were roommates for two years.

德里克和我关系密切，我们曾是两年的室友。

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Warren said, "We have had meaningful negotiations and I believe we are very close to a deal."

沃伦说：“我们已经进行了富有意义的谈判，我相信我们很快就能达成协议。”

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Now we are getting close to the meaning of hot potato.

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But you notice up here how close these levels are, so we are looking at very, very fine distinctions.

你能看到这些层有多接近，所以我们是在观察非常非常细微的差别。

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I think obviously with the war in Iraq emphasised our, the extent, how close we are.

我想，伊拉克战争，很明显地突出了我们之间的关系有多么密切。

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Are we close to seeing the end of buttons?

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Are we close to getting our non-profit designation?

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We are not 100% aware of our capabilities, but we are very close to what we can achieve.

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