A man standing near a pile of trash.
The man is close to something.
Just because a man is close to something does not mean the proximity is to a pile of trash.
exists x1 x2 x3 x4.(a_topic(x1) & near(x1,x3) & of(x3,x4) & n_trash(x4) & n_pile(x3) & n_standing(x1) & of(x1,x2) & n_man(x2))
exists s1 x1 x2.(n_man(x1) & to(s1,x2) & n_thing(x2) & Theme(s1,x1) & a_close(s1))