It was so long ago, but when I sit in this sofa and close my eyes I feel she is near.

那是很久以前的事了，但当我坐在沙发上，闭上眼睛，我觉得她就在我身边。

youdao

But later you said you did not love him anymore and although without turning me down, you got close with another boy. When the milk tea I gave you ended up in his hand, I was crying without tears.

可是后来你说你不爱他了，虽然没有再次拒绝我，却又和另一个男生亲密了起来，当我给你一杯奶菜转向他的手时，我是欲哭无泪，难道说自己一直在做无用功吗？

youdao

But maybe he was too close to heaven, because when I came to his town, he had already died, and they had buried him in the glove and jacket.

不过，也许他离那儿实在太近，我到他的城市时，他已经走了，他们埋葬他时给他穿上那件夹克戴上那只手套。

youdao

I'm pointing toward the Charonne, that doesn't do any good, but anyway--because,when I get close sometimes I can't see.

我指到了夏河内省,这不对了,别在意,因为我如果站得太近,就看不太清楚了

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You will hear about them in greater detail than I could offer you today when my colleagues speak in the next two days, but I want to bring my presentation to you to a close.

CNN: Transcript: White House Counsel Ruff's opening statement