In the close to forty years since, no one has set foot on the moon.

VOA: special.2010.04.28

So what makes him feel close to home, in a way, has to make him feel close to the religion he's trying to reject.

所以，要想让一个人对亲近家，在某种意义上，先得让他亲近他试图抗拒的宗教。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

So, in terms of wavelength, Wakefield has the largest wavelength, but in terms of being significant, we're still not even close.

所以，Wakefield投出的球，有最大的波长，但是从可比性来讲，它实际仍未接近球的尺寸。

麻省理工公开课 - 化学原理课程节选

It has come close several times.

VOA: special.2010.02.05

It has a gate on it and that gate is in open or close state depending on whether a ligand is present or not.

在这个通道上有个门,这个门是打开还是关闭,取决于配体到来与否

耶鲁公开课 - 生物医学工程探索课程节选

Close contact with sharks has its critics.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

The decades-old U.S.economic embargo of the communist-run island has long-irritated other nations in the Americas, including many close U.S.allies.

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

"Make no mistake," "We will close Guantanamo prison which has damaged our national security interests and become a tremendous recruiting tool for al-Qaida."

VOA: standard.2010.01.05

President Obama has long promised to close Guantanamo, where 241 suspected terrorists are held, by January,2010.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

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

The development of oil and gas resources in the East Timor Sea has so far generated close to five billion dollars in revenue for the government.

VOA: standard.2009.08.28

He has heard rumors about how close the oil is to shore.

VOA: standard.2010.05.06

But now Close has taken on the new role of activist.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

Philip Mudd,former chief of the FBI's National Security Division, says the Pakistani Taliban, based in Pakistan's tribal areas, has drawn close to Al Qaida and now has international aspirations.

VOA: standard.2010.05.18

"While President Obama has no plan for what to do with these killers, he has pledged to close the terrorist detention facility in January, to fulfill a campaign promise.

VOA: standard.2009.05.09

In the dozen years it has taken him to get the story made into a movie, the exploits of real scientists have come close to what his fictional characters attempt.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

That's what they say,but again, RIM has been keeping its cards very close to its chest on this matter and has not been particularly eager to address any of these issues publically.

VOA: standard.2010.08.11

"He has some sort of health care bill close to having enough Democratic votes to sign on, and he also understands that he has to show that he can lead, that he can govern, that he can get something done."

VOA: standard.2010.03.16