He boasted that he could swim across the lake, but he started to drag his heels as we were getting closer to the lake.

他夸口说能游过个个湖，可是当我们越来越接近湖的时候，他却畏缩不前了。

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Still, the lead author, Robyn A. Honea of the University of Kansas, said scientists were getting closer to quantifying risk with brain scans.

不过，该报告的主要作者，位于奥内亚的堪萨斯大学的 Robyn A.声称科学家们已经越来越接近能凭脑部扫描而进行（老年性痴呆病的）风险定量。

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Getting closer to the car, he noticed that there were five old ladies, two in the front seat and three in the back, wide eyed and pale faced.

走近汽车时，他注意到有五个老太太，两个坐在前排，三个坐在后排，眼睛睁得大大的，脸色苍白。

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Following Tuesday's meeting, Rhodri Talfan Davies, the director of BBC Cymru Wales, said the two sides were getting closer.

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Following a meeting on Tuesday, Mr Talfan Davies, said the two sides were getting closer, but added it was a complicated dispute, and he was not willing to give a timetable for a resolution.

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"Never, ever wrap your hand for any reason in the line, " Burkholder said to the volunteers who were eager to do the menial labour of science in exchange for getting a closer look at the creatures they were hoping to save.

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