As partners, we knew what needed to be done but as friends, we were saddened that it came to that.

作为合伙人，我们知道应该做什么；但作为朋友，我们都很伤心，事情不得不走到这一步。

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He struggled to persuade people who lived alongside crocodilians to see them not as pests, but as friends.

他努力说服与鳄鱼在同一生存环境的人们不把它们看成害虫，而是朋友。

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"They're like two old friend who have been together a long time and spend too much time together," McGregor said. "They argue, but as friends do."

“他们就好象两个共同相处了太长时间的老朋友，一起度过了太长的时间，”麦格雷戈说，“他们争吵，但是以一种朋友的方式进行的。”

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"Matt is one of my very good friends, so I did it as a friend, but also because I love playing the violin."

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Sadness also spread among friends, but not as much as happiness.

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"We come here to talk not as adversaries in disagreement but as friends in discussion, " he said.

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He struggled to persuade people who lived alongside crocodilians to see them not as pests, but as friends.

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But as more friends expressed interest, his vision grew.

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