1. To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn.
    我们在不同程度上都有一些秘密,连最亲密的朋友我们也不想让他们知道.

2. To varying degrees, we all have secrets which we do not want even our closest friends to learn, but few of us have skeletons in the cupboard.
    尽管我们人人都有各种大小秘密。连最亲密的朋友都不愿让他们知道，但我们当中极少有人有柜中骷髅。

3. Then the sun is closest to being straight above us.
    这时的太阳几乎直射着我们头顶。

4. The closest thing to an information superhighway today is the Internet, the system of linked computer networks that allows up to 25 million people in 135 countries to exchange information.
    今天，与信息高速公路最接近的就是互联网，这是一个由电脑连接而成的网络系统，它使得135个国家多达2,500万的人能进行信息交换。

5. Meanwhile, a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has enabled the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives.
    与此同时，两个小时以前放下井去的一只麦克风使井下的人可以与其亲属保持联系。

6. Choose the answer closest to how you react in the situation described.
    选择在下列描述的情况下和你的反应最相近的答案。

7. Recently, one of Jeremy´s closest friends asked him to make a speech at a wedding reception.
    最近，杰里米的一个最亲密的朋友请他在一个婚礼上祝词。

8. Result: the closest thing we have to a global family tree.
    他们的工作结果相当于一份全球家谱。

9. If the situation is unfamiliar, choose the answer closest to how you might react.
    如你不熟悉该情况，请选择最接近你可能作出的反应的答案。