Children craned to get close to him.

孩子们伸长脖子想靠近他。

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If only he would hold her close to him.

他要是紧紧抱住她就好了。

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He put his arm around Caroline's shoulders and drew her close to him.

他把手臂搂在卡罗琳的肩膀上并且把她轻轻拉近自己。

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They pushed close around him trying to touch him, trying to shake his hand.

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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。

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Let's say that your brother who you are really close to is dating a girl that is not telling him the truth.

假设你有个关系非常亲密的哥哥，他正和一个女孩谈恋爱，但这女孩却并没有以诚相待。

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And she'd already pointed a finger at people close to him in the past.

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But a source close to him insists that returns on the Carlsberg-Tetley investment have been satisfactory.

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He has continued to worry the sickly Mr Yeltsin, and others close to him, ever since.

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