He meets a friend he has been very fond of, who speaks to him absent-mindedly.

他碰到了一个一直十分喜爱的朋友，这朋友跟他说话时心不在焉。

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To preserve a friend, there are three requirements: to honor him present, to praise him absent, and to grant him a favor in his necessities.

保持朋友的三个必要：当面称赞他，背后夸耀他，当他需要时帮助他。

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To prepare a friend, three things are required: to honor him present, praise him absent, and assist him in his necessities.

维护朋友，鳦有三件事情要做到：当面要尊重他，不在场时要表扬他，苦难时要帮助他。

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Sometimes it's a phone call from a long absent friend, checking on you.

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With reports surfacing of Torres having turned down the chance to join big-spending Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala, this seemed the chance for the striker, who celebrates his 29th birthday next week, to banish his woes and restore that absent friend of his: confidence.

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