A friend who was about to fly to Beijing on business, and another who was due to take a Qantas “red-eye” from Perth in Western Australia to Melbourne, were also marooned.

一位将飞往北京出差的朋友，和另一位将搭乘从澳大利亚西部的珀斯至墨尔本夜间长途航班的朋友，也都陷入孤立无援的困境。

youdao

Not long ago, my friend found a girlfriend -- a young Beijing native.

不久前，这位朋友找了位北京本地的年轻的女友。

youdao

I mailed a Christmas card to my friend in Beijing.

我给在北京的朋友寄了一张圣诞卡。

youdao

Steven Schwankert, a good friend whose mother is a fellow Pittsburgh Steeler fan, and a veteran Beijing based writer and editor, addressed this question in in an article of the same name in the most recent edition of The Beijinger.

FORBES: How Green is China?

As I downloaded my e-mails at 5:00 am in Beijing on Tuesday, I noticed that a friend of mine from New York City had asked if he could speak to me that morning.

FORBES: China's Best Kept Secrets: Mianyang And Other Tier 3 Cities

President Chavez, who visited China six times, is remembered in Beijing as "strong and vibrant", and a "good friend" of the Chinese, China Daily says.

BBC: China media: Death of Chavez