My champion was Lillian, a woman my mother's age, but a close friend of my grandmother's.

我的拥护者则是莉莉安，她和我的母亲同龄同时也是我祖母的好朋友。

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In the last three years, he was so close to the champion, but was defeated by the final winner.

在过去的三年里，他是如此接近冠军，但都被最终赢家击败了。

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Only the steed and equestrian's close coordination, can win competition's champion.

只有骏马和骑手的密切配合， 才能取得比赛的冠军。

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Davies ran newly crowned 600cc champion Jamie Hacking close, a performance that persuaded Yamaha-supported Celtic Racing to sign him for the 2007 season.

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For double world champion Alonso the close of 2007 marked the finale of a nightmarish year at McLaren where he and Hamilton traded barbed insults in the media before doing their best to pretend the other did not exist.

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Poulter's close friend Justin Rose and former Open champion John Daly failed to grab the one remaining place on offer from a 15-man play-off.

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