And that's closer, but the interesting answer sociologists come to is it's not so much you develop powerful friends; rather, you develop powerful acquaintances.

这个答案更接近了，但社会学家给出的有趣答案,并不是你能结交到有权势的朋友;,而是你能结交到有权势的相识之人。

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I'm quite excited to meet new friends and to see what they are all like over there.

我很喜欢结交新朋友，去看看那边的人是如何生活的。

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