H:How are you doing, Andrew?
你最近怎么樣,安德魯?
A:Not well. I’ve been feeling pretty lonely lately.
不怎么樣。我最近覺得特別孤單。
H:But you have so many friends! How could you be lonely?
可是,你有那么多朋友!怎么會覺得孤單呢?
A: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.
你知道有句俗話是這么說的:交游滿天下,知心無一人。我覺得我對自己的朋友們其實哪一個都不了解。坦白說,我不該管他們叫朋友,而是應該叫熟人。
H:What about me? I’m your friend.
那我算什么呢?我是你的朋友啊!
A:I know you are, you are my girlfriend. I wish I had a guy friend to hang out with sometimes.
我知道你是,可是你是我的女朋友。我希望自己能有個同性朋友,有時候可以混在一起消磨時間的那種。
H: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。我也覺得結交新朋友不是一件容易的事。不像我們年輕的時候那么容易,對吧?
A:Not at all.
一點沒錯。
H: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.
我開始學英語以來認識了不少新朋友。如果你去參加個俱樂部或者報個班也許就能認識新朋友了。
A:That’s a good idea.
這主意不錯。
H:What kind of qualities do you look for in a friend?
你希望找到的朋友有什么樣的品質?
A:I’m not sure. I guess I’d like to meet some people who have a positive attitude and want to have a good time.
我也說不好。我想我希望認識一些在一起很開心,有積極人生態(tài)度的人。
H:People who play ultimate Frisbee have a positive attitude; maybe you should join the ultimate Frisbee club.
玩極限飛碟的人通常都有積極向上的生活態(tài)度,你可以去參加極限飛碟俱樂部。
A:That’s a possibility. Thanks!
這主意不錯。謝謝!