Acquaintance 熟人

Buddy 男性朋友

close friend亲密朋友

Mate 伙伴

Pal 好朋友

Partner 同居者；合作伙伴

Roommate 室友

workmate 工友

colleague 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。