他们是我的朋友，我只是不想公开说让他们难堪的话。

They were my friends, and I just didn't want to embarrass them publicly.

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我的好朋友说他们会在哪里等我？

Where did my good friends say they would wait for me?

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我没料到我的儿子们和他们的朋友们相比有相形见绌之处。

I didn't expect unfavourable comparisons between my sons and their friends.

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Now,what about those Episcopalians? As one of my friends says, "Those whiskey-palians." They decided to be in the middle.

那些圣公会呢？就像我一个朋友所说的，那些威士忌佩利安，他们决定保持中立。

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I've never played World of Warcraft, for example, but I have a lot of friends who do and who still do.

比如说，我从来不玩魔兽世界，但我有很多朋友玩，他们现在还在玩。

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He even said, "I believe I have had friends and family but maybe I am being tricked.

他甚至说,"我相信我拥有朋友与家人,但或许我只是他们的一颗棋子罢了

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