1. After they had gone on, Mrs. Bussman commented on the workman´s close resemblance to her husband and even suggested that he might be his brother.
    接着他们继续往前走去。巴斯曼夫人说那工人与她丈夫相貌很像，甚至猜测他可能就是她丈夫的兄弟。

2. As the play draws to its close, they wonder whether they will ever catch that last train home.
    当戏快演完时，他们又为是否能赶上末班火车回家而犯愁。

3. Alternatively, if the star were small, the life-supporting planet would have to have a close orbit round it and also provide the perfect conditions for life forms to develop.
    反之，如果恒星很小，维持生命的行星就要在离恒星很近的轨道上运行，而且要有极好的条件才能使生命得以发展，

4. All this makes me see that besides a good training in pronunciation, spelling, handwriting and basic grammar, one has to pay close attention to English idioms in order to learn the language faster and use it better.
    所有这些使我认识到，要想更快地学会英语，更好地使用英语，除在语音、拼写、书写和基本语法方面进行良好的训练外，还要密切注意英语习惯用法。

5. And while the steamer worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by, eating his apple.
    于是当轮船在烈日下干活流汗时，退休艺术家坐在旁边树荫下的木桶上吃着苹果。

6. Although the language had no close relation to any of the modern or ancient languages he knew, he made such progress in six months as to be able to enjoy reading Russian poetry and prose works.
    虽然这门语言与他所知道的任何一门现代或古老的语言没有任何紧密的联系，但是他在六个月内就有了显著的进步，甚至已经可以阅读俄文诗歌及散文作品而且读得津津有味了。

7. "I removed them all," the surgeon assured her. "We’ll close now."
    “我全拿出来了，”外科医生肯定地对她说。“现在开始缝合刀口。”

8. As I stand there, the smell hits my nose, and I close my eyes as I remember the smell of decay from past experience.
    我站在那里，一股怪味刺激着我的鼻子，我想起了过去闻到过的腐烂的气味，我闭上了眼睛。

9. "Don't stand too close to a taxi door or you'll get hit," warns one Japanese man.
    有个日本人就警告说："别站得离门太近，要不会打着你的。"

10. As I lowered my voice further and spoke close to his ear, the blind man leaned his head eagerly toward me.
    我把声音压得更低，凑近他的耳朵说话，他也热切地把头靠过来。