I felt close to that kind of thing because I had denied it and had been left away from it so long.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

He says: I have met them at close of day Coming with vivid faces From counter or desk among grey Eighteenth-century houses.

他说：,我曾在黄昏时遇见他们,他们离开柜台或写字台,脸上带着生动的表情,从18世纪灰黑的房屋里走出。

耶鲁公开课 - 现代诗歌课程节选

because of course, parents and children are very close from the time that they start.

因为孩子和父母从孩子出生就在一起。

驯服淘气的人 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

From a distance, they shot at each other. Close up, they cut each other with knives.

VOA: special.2009.09.03

You will find very rare of the case of a Greek city, which is founded away from the sea; they always wanted to be close to the sea for varieties of reasons.

你会发现希腊城市中很少见的现象,那就是它们远离大海,诸多的原因致使希腊人,愿意把城市建设在离海近的地方

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

We close our program with music from a record called "Canyon Lullaby" written by Paul Winter.

VOA: special.2009.10.07

Well, I'm from that area so I wanted to stay close to home.

嗯，我就是这里的人，所以想离家近一点。

大学也在这里 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

One night,Doctor Close was on a plane, returning from a visit to the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

It's to admit that this is in fact a late epic and that it derives from a close, studious, student-like imitation of the great epics of Homer and Virgil.

也就等于承认它事实上是一部晚期的史诗作品,是源自于雷同的，学究气的，小学生般的,对荷马与维吉尔写的伟大史诗的模仿。

耶鲁公开课 - 弥尔顿课程节选

Some gardeners say the most beautiful presentation comes from planting mums close together.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

That comes from the Latin word which sounds like apple, The word malum for evil is close to the Latin word for apple which if anybody knows... whatever.

它是来源于一个发音与苹果很像的词语，代表邪恶的词语malum与拉丁语中苹果发音相近,如果有人知道的话，暂且不管这点。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

They also may feel disconnected from people, especially family and close friends.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

The picture is taken from close up with severe lighting effects.

VOA: special.2009.08.09

She has donated the $150,000 prize to nonprofit organizations so others can keep a close eye on pollution from livestock waste in their communities.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

Hotels and other structures built too close to the water prevent female turtles from nesting.

VOA: standard.2010.07.15

All of the rabbis come from the close-knit and wealthy Sephardic Jewish communities of southern New Jersey and Brooklyn and the arrests have put the spotlight on a usually quiet community.

VOA: standard.2009.07.24

He noted the United States is in the process of moving millions of pieces of equipment from Iraq, and continues to close or turn over military bases to Iraqi government troops.

VOA: standard.2010.08.02

Saying she fully supports President Obama's diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability, Lowey supported an amendment to close a loophole in U.S.law regarding sanctions targeting Iran's energy sector.

VOA: standard.2009.06.23

"So our goal really as we go about is to have close relations with both the political authorities as well as civil society because that is where we are drawing our employees from."

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

Many political analysts say that close cooperation between Beijing and Washington in issues ranging from the global economic slowdown to North Korea's nuclear arms make it unlikely the two countries will engage in a punitive trade war.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

General Motors says it will lay off nearly 50,000 employees this year and that it plans to close five assembly plants, eliminate thousands of dealerships and reduce the number of its brands from eight to four - all in an effort to stay afloat.

VOA: standard.2009.03.30

"We really stand for peace, and peace is what matters the most, and we believe the symbolism of being close to the site that had so much tragedy animating from it is the very sitethat we believe will bring about much healing."

VOA: standard.2010.08.03