not so far from me

I do like to have some people around me, so I'd prefer to live with a family somewhere in a house not too far from the university.

我确实喜欢身边有些人在，所以我更喜欢和家人住在离学校不远的房子里。

I secured the entrance, which was low and narrow, with a great stone, to preserve me from the serpents; but not so far as to exclude the light.

我用大石头挡住这个入口，让它非常低和狭窄，帮我挡住蟒蛇；不过还不至于把光挡住。

So far in these columns from the tropical Atlantic, I have not described the raft's features in great detail. Let me share a few facts about our extraordinary home.

到目前为止，我在热带大西洋所写的专栏文章里没有很详细地描述过筏子的情况，现在我让大家来分享一下我们这个非同寻常的家：它实质上是一条四体船，由四根每根长40英尺，两头封闭的水管构成。