It whispered to another vessel of clay, like itself, close beside it, "Why have they set me here?"

它向它身旁和它一模一样的另一个黏土器皿悄声问到：“为什么他们把我放在这里？”

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Sitting close beside her, he opened and closed his wings as if to fan her.

他紧靠在她的旁边，翅膀一张一合，好像在替她扇扇子。

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Close beside the board there was a pool of water, not very deep, not very clear, but calm enough to reflect, with impartial truth, every image that fell upon it.

木板之旁便有一泓潭水，水虽不深也不很清，但却波纹平静，能把潭边的事物，公正如实地反映出来。

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There were graves but hardly what could be called a churchyard: no more than a narrow strip of land beside a path close to the church itself, running all the way around it.

NEWYORKER: Faith

Molina was close beside Lisette, instructing her to take her time.

NEWYORKER: I.D.

The trained dog reportedly sensed something suspicious about -- or near -- a vehicle parked close to the West Wing, and sat down beside the four-door sedan.

CNN: White House's West Wing briefly evacuated