General Scott did not come close to winning the presidency.

VOA: special.2011.08.14

But for a long time I was chastened whenever I remembered that my mother had come close to killing me.

然而很长一段时间里,一想起母亲过来揍我,我就会很听话，“

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I don't believe we'll-- I'll--come close to scratching the surface of what I would enjoy doing, by the time I've died.

我不能相信-,我能推测死时,自己会对什么感兴趣。

耶鲁公开课 - 死亡课程节选

"Every time we come close to passing health insurance reform, the special interests fight back with everything they have got.

VOA: standard.2009.08.12

Then I want to note the transition that happens at the very bottom of this page after he says, "I was chastened whenever I remembered that my mother had come close to killing me."

我想强调的是,这页最下面的转折，在他说完“一想起母亲过来揍我,我就会很听话“之後“

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

In the dozen years it has taken him to get the story made into a movie, the exploits of real scientists have come close to what his fictional characters attempt.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

That means we can also measure velocity slightly later and make the slightly later come as close to right now as we want.

那我们也可以测出稍微迟一点的速度,让那个速度接近我们前面测得的速度

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

The diver may put food in the water to get the animal to come close.

VOA: special.2009.06.16

He's got to come forward and take the danger and take the blows and close the line.

他必须涉险向前,冒着枪林弹雨,去填补这一排的空缺

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

But Wednesday,the U.S.Senate joined the House in refusing the president's request for $80 million to close Guantanamo, saying he must first come up with a concrete plan to deal with the remaining 240 detainees.

VOA: standard.2009.05.21

The pressure points come when the issues are so close to the bone that a variety of people don't feel that they had the luxury to do that, that their interests, their commitments are threatened.

有时也有一些压力,这时话题通常比较敏感，许多人,觉得言论自由成为了一种奢侈品，他们的兴趣和信仰都受到了威胁。

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They might be,for example,in an accident, and come close to being killed,but walk away without a scratch.

比如说在事故中幸存，差点送命，但结果毫发无伤。

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So, the parody is of something very close to home. And this poem that I've given you will come back on page 134. You don't have to turn to that now, but you should think about that return.

所以拙劣的模仿说得有点太露骨了,下面我要讲的诗在134页，你们现在不需要翻到那页,但你们得思考那个回答。

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