她在这一顿饭的时间里坐在他旁边。

She sat next to him throughout the meal.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

整个晚上，有一个男人特别健谈，经常提出一些想法和讲奇闻轶事，而他的妻子则静静地坐在他旁边的沙发上。

Throughout the evening, one man had been particularly talkative, frequently offering ideas and anecdotes, while his wife sat silently beside him on the couch.

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“这没有用；我学不会。”他低声对坐在他旁边的同伴说。

"It is of no use; I cannot learn." he said in a whisper to a companion who sat near him.

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Now if you're sitting next to this gentleman-- Oh, god, this guy knows so much.

如果你坐在那位先生的旁边,天呐,他知道的太多了

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