He believed that much of what was being said and done in Ohio was close to the crime of treason.

VOA: special.2009.10.22

They might be,for example,in an accident, and come close to being killed,but walk away without a scratch.

比如说在事故中幸存，差点送命，但结果毫发无伤。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

Well, being so close to the park obviously, it's huge.

我一般会去公园，那里很大。

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Allan Hills 84001 is as close as any meteorite comes to being world famous.

VOA: special.2010.07.28

When I told her that, she was close to being a college graduate.

我跟她将这些时，她差不多要大学毕业了。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

It is one of 789 Chrysler franchises nationwide being forced to close by June 9 because of a restructuring plan aimed to cut costs.

VOA: standard.2009.06.04

Because they're trying to, they're competing for voters who happen to be close, or running out of gas at those moments, and by crowding together they avoid being out competed by each other in terms of position.

因为他们试图,他们都为了拉拢附近客源或是那些,刚刚耗完汽油的顾客而相互竞争,它们通过挤在一起,避免自己因为选址的问题而被淘汰出局

耶鲁公开课 - 博弈论课程节选

A close race is being held for governor in New Jersey where the Democratic incumbent, John Corzine,is trying to hold off Republican challenger Chris Christie and independent candidate Chris Daggett.

VOA: standard.2009.11.02

that's somewhat much closer to the Russians, and close to Dostoyevsky, in terms of being a holy fool.

这让我们在精神上更加接近陀思妥耶夫斯基，就像一个高尚的傻子。

普林斯顿公开课 - 人性课程节选

"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