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。

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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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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。

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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。

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