'at first I didn't think that would ever have anything to do with me, but then I realized how close it really is,' he said.

他说，开始时我想这永远不会和我沾上边，不过后来我意识到实际上它离我们有多近。

youdao

Look, I have a particularly close connection to the house I live in. But for all that, you can destroy my house without destroying me.

看，我与我住的房子有很紧密的联系，尽管如此，你们可以毁坏我的房子而我却安然无恙。

youdao

To be honest with you, she's always been very close to me and William. But no, she's not the wicked stepmother.

很坦率的说，她跟我和威廉感情非常好，但是，她绝对不是一个令人讨厌的继母。

youdao

But for a long time I was chastened whenever I remembered that my mother had come close to killing me.

然而很长一段时间里,一想起母亲过来揍我,我就会很听话，“

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Not identical,item for item, but close enough to be fairly similar to me.

不需要完全一样，但是接近到至少和我相似。

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It has some strange noises and inequities, but it's close to me.

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It was so close to me, but not to them.

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But for my precautions many come close to hitting me (I am probably the most defensive bike rider on the planet).

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