She came close to them, for the stream drifted the boat quite near the land.

她靠近他们，因为河已经把小船漂到岸边了。

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At one point he came so close to running out of gas he considered using his parachute. But at the last minute he found a place to land and get gas.

在某一时刻，他的燃料即将用完，他已经开始考虑采用降落伞了，但在最后一刻，他发现了可降落的地方，并给他的飞机补充了燃料。

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These rivers provide fresh water to large tracts of natural land and are situated close to the coast adjacent to coral reefs, mangroves and other biologically diverse Marine environments.

这些河流为大规模的自然土地提供淡水，并且紧邻着海岸带沿岸的珊瑚礁、红树林等多种生物多样化的海洋环境。

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Land protests last year forced the company to close its factory in the Indian state of West Bengal.

VOA: special.2009.03.28

Houses here sit close to the ground, even though the land is lower than a lake nearby.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21

Elsewhere, farmers have not fared as well. In Niger,the city of Agadez lost close to 400 hectares of land used for farming and cattle.

VOA: standard.2009.09.08

People living close to the land have reported headaches, vomiting, sore throats and chest infections.

BBC: Portsmouth site clearing fumes 'making residents ill'

The attack and its aftermath strained ties between the two countries and prompted Pakistan to close the land routes.

WSJ: U.S. Apologizes to Pakistan, Says Supply Routes to Reopen

Developer Prowind wants to build the 125m (410ft) high turbines on land close to the villages of Birkin, Gateforth and West Haddlesey.

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