The two governments were close to normalizing relations...是什么意思？

The two governments were close to normalizing relations...

两国政府即将恢复正常邦交。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

two

n. 两个，两个东西，两点钟，一对；adj. 两个的，我

例句
He has been absent from his desk for two weeks...
他已经有两个星期没有坐在办公桌前了。

governments

n. 政府( government的名词复数 )，治理的形式，政体；

例句
There have been intensive discussions between the two governments in recent days...
近几天，双方政府一直在进行紧张的磋商。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

close

vt. 关，结束，使靠近；vi. 关，结束，关闭；adj. 靠近的，亲密的，直系的，紧密的；adv. 在近处，接近地，紧密地，全面细致地；n. 死胡同，（大教堂的）周围地区，结束，末尾；

例句
A newly-married couple, he thought, on account of their walking so close together.
看俩人走路时挨得这么近，他觉得他们是新婚夫妇。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

normalizing

n. 常化，正火；v. （尤指国家间的关系）（使）正常化，恢复友好状态( normalize的现在分词 )；

例句
The two governments were close to normalizing relations...
两国政府即将恢复正常邦交。

relations

n. 彼此间的看法，两者的关系，关系( relation的名词复数 )，亲戚（关系），亲属（关系），（事物之间的）关系；

例句
Their actions threatened a serious breach in relations between the two countries.
他们的行动使两国关系面临严重恶化的危险。