They also took into account that with a more massive young Sun, the planets would be closer to the Sun than they are today.

他们还考虑到，如果有了更大的新太阳，这些行星会比现在更接近太阳。

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When a person reaches thirty, his understanding of the real world should be closer to The Origin of Species than to Tom and Jerry.

一个人到了三十岁，对现实世界的理解，应该更接近《物种起源》而不是《猫和老鼠》。

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This explanatory note seems to be closer to what is ment by the author.

这样注解比较切近作者原意。

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In the past oil and ecology have struck a delicate balance in Louisiana, but as the massive slick drifts closer to the coast that could be coming to an end.

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But I had family in the New York area, and I wanted to be closer to them, and I wanted to give my daughters the opportunity for a multicultural community environment.

但我在纽约地区有家人，我想靠他们近一些，而且想让我的女儿们有机会,融入多元群体的环境中。

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It's also more spread out than New York. In New York, everything tends to be closer together and we build up.

它比纽约更为伸展。在纽约，所有的一切都密密麻麻，高楼迭起。

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Announcements in the past seven days suggest that figure will be closer to 100%.

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If Dr Boerma's estimate is correct, a figure of 21m may be closer to the truth.

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Rushden chairman Gary Calder said Stuart had left to be closer to his London home.

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