A group of the animals were swimming close to the beach in Jake's hometown.

一群动物在杰克家乡的海滩附近游泳。

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She has a close group of friends who are very well aware of what she has suffered.

她有一群密友，十分了解她的遭遇。

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He is less active than Matt, but he has a really close group of friends.

他不如马特活跃，但有一群非常亲密的朋友。

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At the close of the Group of 20 Summit in Toronto,Canada, the president noted moves in Europe to cut government spending.

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And they moved up the hill slowly, in a close group, not in a straight line.

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In Jordan a group close to the Muslim Brotherhood organised the biggest demonstration in the capital, Amman, since the Arab spring began nearly two years ago.

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Catherine, who was a brownie and a girl guide, joined the scouts in 2012 as a volunteer and helps out at a group close to her home in North Wales.

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He is also said to have fought with Taliban fighters in the north of Afghanistan and his group is close to the notorious al-Qaeda-linked Haqqani militant group, which is based in Pakistan's tribal areas but which focuses its activities inside Afghanistan.

BBC: Obituary: Mullah Nazir