When we arrived there, they had closed the books.

我们到那里时，他们已停止订票。

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But the price for keeping the books closed is a high one.

但是总是看书的价钱也是很高的。

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He wrote nothing, and the books were closed.

他什么都不写了，书本全关上了。

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A book drop is the small metal door in the wall of the building where people can return books when the library is closed.

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When asked about Sonangol's closed books and the flow of industry revenues, Martins was quick to suggest that the oil money is being used for Angola's rebuilding efforts.

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