Two hundred yards away a spur of the jungle ran close to the straggling town.

两百码外，丛林的支线紧挨着这个散乱的小镇。

They reached the bottom of the narrow valley, where he knew the river ran close to the road.

他们到达了狭窄山谷的底部，他知道这条河就在靠近公路的地方流过。

Later, he said, " I set out full speed, first running so near one line that they could not do me much damage, " then he ran close to the other line of men.

后来，他说，“我全速出发，首先跑得离一条线很近， 以至于他们无法对我造成太大伤害，” 然后他跑到靠近另一条线的人身边。