You've got to understand. I do like you, but just as a friend.

你应该明白，我的确喜欢你，但仅仅把你当朋友。

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We are now just as likely to SMS or email a friend as we are to call them.

我们现在给朋友发短信或电子邮件，就像给他们打电话一样平常。

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Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.

现在人们不必使用狗，但他们把它当作朋友，就像家庭中的一个成员一样。

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"I am so rooting for you tomorrow, not just as a personal friend but because professionally we are in this together, " she wrote.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

But James thinks having a best friend is just as much an adult instinct as a child's.

BBC: Should children have best friends?

While I introduced him to Harry Potter, a beloved teacher gave him Wild Things, and a pal shared a couple of his own Goosebumps just when my son needed a friend as well as a good read.

NPR: Books for Children, Books for Life