Acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/熟人Buddy/ˈbʌdi/男性朋友close friend亲密朋友Mate/meɪt/伙伴Pal/pæl/好朋友Partner/ˈpɑːrtnər/同居者；合作伙伴Roommate/ˈruːmmeɪt/室友workmate/ˈwɜːrkmeɪt/工友colleague/ˈkɑːliːɡ/同事Get to know逐渐认识You'll like her once you get to know her.你一旦开始了解她，就会喜欢她的。Get on/along well相处很好Did you get on well with each other?你们之间相处的融洽吗？Hang out闲逛I usually hang out around here with my friends.我经常和我朋友在附近闲逛。Hold a grudge记仇It's better to forgive and forget rather than to hold a grudge.与其怀有宿怨不如去宽恕和释怀。Conversation:A: How are you doing, Andrew?你最近怎么样，安德鲁？B: Not well. I've been feeling pretty lonely lately. 不怎么样，我最近觉得特别孤单。A: But you have so many friends, how could you be lonely?可是你有那么多的朋友，怎么会孤单呢？B: You know what they say, "a friend to all is a friend to none". I don't feel like I really know any of my friends. In fact, I should probably call them acquaintances, not friends.你知道有句俗话是这么说的，“交满交友满天下，知心无一人”。我觉得我对自己的朋友，其实哪一个都不了解。坦白说，我不该管他们叫朋友啊，应该是叫熟人。A: What about me? I'm your friend.那我什么呢？我是你的朋友呀。B: I know you are. But you're my girlfriend. I wish I had a guy friend to hang out with sometimes.我知道你是可是。你是我女性朋友。我希望自己能有个男性朋友，有时候可以混在一起消磨时间的那种。A: I know what you mean. I find it difficult to make new friends too. It's not as easy as it was when we were young, is it?我懂你的意思。我也觉得这叫新朋友不是件容易的事，不像我们年轻的时候那么容易了，对吧？B: Yes.是的。A: I've made a lot of new friends since I started learning English. Maybe you could join a club or take a class to make some new friends. 我开始学英语以后认识了不少新朋友。如果你去参加个俱乐部或者报个班，也许能认识新朋友。B: That's a good idea. 这个主意不错。A: What kind of qualities do you look for in a friend?你希望找到的朋友有什么样的品质？B: I'm not sure. I guess I'd like to meet some people who have a positive attitude. 我也说不好，我想我希望能认识一些有积极人生态度的人。

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