She was following Laura's progress closely.是什么意思？

She was following Laura's progress closely.

她密切关注着劳拉的进展。

she

pron. 她，它；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

following

adj. 后面的，其次的，下列的，顺风的；n. 崇拜者，拥护者，下列，如下，跟随，随球；prep. 随后，在…以后；v. 跟随，接着(follow的现在分词)；

例句
The following year Parliament voted to abolish the death penalty for murder...
议会于翌年表决对谋杀罪废除死刑。

progress

n. 进步，前进，[生物学]进化，（向更高方向）增长；v. （使）进步，（使）进行，发展，促进；vi. 发展，（向更高方向）增进；

例句
Their progress at work was mirrored by their children's educational advance.
子女在学业上有所进步，他们在工作上也就会有所起色。

closely

adv. 接近地，紧密地，严密地，亲近地；

例句
...a closely contested regional flower show.
各方争奇斗艳、难分高下的地区花卉展