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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And I used to live here, so I now come down to see some friends and

我以前住在伦敦，所以现在我来拜访朋友，

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Your desire to come to class to study, to go out with friends, to read a book, to raise a family, to be--to do anything are priorities set by your emotions.

你想要到教室学习，跟朋友一起出去，读书，抚养家庭，你所做任何事情的优先级由情感设定。

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I'm just spending time with friends, and I come here sometimes just to have lunch.

我就和朋友们打发下时间，有时候来这里就仅仅为了吃午餐。

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