the close of the year

Toward the close of the year the British achieved other victories over the Turks.

接近年底时，英国取得了对土耳其的其他胜利。

In any given year, about a dozen known comets come close to the sun in their orbits, the average person can't see them all, of course.

在任何一年中，大约有十几颗已知的彗星在其轨道中接近太阳。当然，一般人看不到所有的彗星。

The company announced it would close one third of its bookstores the next year as more people chose to read e-books.

该公司宣布，由于越来越多的人选择阅读电子书，明年将关闭三分之一的书店。