"So the long battle to stop the leak and contain the oil is finally close to coming to an end."

VOA: special.2010.08.07

Then I want to talk about options markets-- this is getting close to the end of the course.

接下来的内容将会是期权市场,讲到这里课程也就接近尾声了

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

It promises something like the power of God as he brings the shattering close of the entire Christian narrative to an end at the Last Judgment and beyond.

它承诺了类似上帝权力,上帝为所有基督教徒带来了令人震惊的结局,在最后审判日及以后的日子，以叙述方式带来了结束。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

To reduce costs, G.M.plans to close more factories and cut more jobs by the end of two thousand eleven.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

.. All right. I want to end by... I'm not close to ending, but the last thing I'm going to do is read aloud some student evaluations.

哦了，我想通过。。。来做结尾。,我没有接近尾声，但我想说的最后一件事,是大声念出一些学生的学科评价。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Doctor Breman remembers how William Close's planning and administration helped the medical team end the epidemic.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

getting close drive to the end.

接近课堂的结束

耶鲁公开课 - 聆听音乐课程节选

General Motors, once the world's biggest automaker, also plans to close about 2,500 dealerships by the end of next year.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04