We have come very close on several occasions, very, very close.

我们曾经有几次接近发生事故，很接近，非常近。

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The best Christmas trees come very close to exceeding nature.

最好的圣诞树接近大自然，超越大自然。

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Ever successful (you might say "lucky") person I know has come very close to giving up many times.

曾经成功过(你可能称其为“幸运”)的人，我知道他们也多次几乎放弃了努力。

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So, the parody is of something very close to home. And this poem that I've given you will come back on page 134. You don't have to turn to that now, but you should think about that return.

所以拙劣的模仿说得有点太露骨了,下面我要讲的诗在134页，你们现在不需要翻到那页,但你们得思考那个回答。

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