The closest thing to watching a film during ancient times was going to see a shadow play.

在古代，和看电影最接近的事情就是看皮影戏。

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It is the closest thing to a sure bet as you can get.

我敢打赌，你肯定可以赚到。

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Which of these games is the closest thing to the real thing?

那些游戏里面哪一款跟现实最为接近？

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"That the closest thing to Mars-the stuff-is from volcanoes mostly."

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Then what the program will do will give you a series of things it might potentially be because it recognizes that you could be entering more than one thing, and then you have to take the one that you think is closest to what you're actually eating.

系统就会给你,一系列它认为正确的选项,因为它可能会认为你的东西不止一种,之后你要选择,与你所吃食品最接近的选项

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Twitter -- the closest thing to an instant barometer of public opinion -- exploded with reaction.

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The Braves have, by design, developed the closest thing in baseball to a boom-or-bust offense.

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The company claims it offers the closest thing on the market to a real human hand.

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