1. 封锁边境：close texture ==> 致密质地 | close the border ==> 封锁边境 | close the country to international intercourse ==> 闭关自守
1. They said troops had evacuated seven positions in and round the village of Anjar close to the border.
2. The men's and women's champions will be crowned on Jan 11 in Xinjiang close to the border with Kazakhstan.
3. It pursues the policy of developing border areas and making border inhabitants prosperous, and consolidating defence through building close ties with the local people.
4. Initially there were reports that the rockets had fallen short of their target, landing in empty fields inside Lebanese territory close to the border.
5. A small militant group operating in forested mountains close to the border with Pakistan was suspected of being behind the abduction and murder.
6. It also placed European monitors at the border and gave Israel the power to close the crossing and observe travelers by television relay.
7. He said Arizona was once considered by those south of the border to be a model state with particularly close ties to Mexico.
8. The funeral was held for an elder named Malik Sultan in the village which is located close to the Afghanistan border.
9. The trio were abducted at gunpoint on Wednesday close to the Rafah border crossing into Egypt from the southern Gaza Strip.
10. Thailand said it has no plans to close the border, authorities said yesterday.