They stay close to the shore, safe in the shallows of their nursery pool.小象海豹都留在近岸處，安全的淺水養(yǎng)育池中

close to接近于； 在 ... 的近旁

She is buying a flat close to her office.

她正在購(gòu)買一套靠近她辦公室的單元房。

The church is close to the school.

教堂在學(xué)校附近。

The pool is almost entirely cut off from the sea.這片淺水池幾乎完全與大海隔絕

cut off使隔絕

The slide cut off the valley from the rest of the world.

山崩切斷了這個(gè)山谷與外界的聯(lián)系。

He was cut off from his fellows.

他和同伴失去聯(lián)系。

A narrow, shallow channel is the only access to the open water.只有一條狹窄淺水道通往大海

access to接近；進(jìn)入，通向…的路口

The only access to the farmhouse is across the fields.

要到那農(nóng)舍去唯有穿過田地。

She was forbidden access to the club.

人家不允許她到那個(gè)俱樂部去。