The average Briton has 18 close friends and a friendship circle, when all Facebook and other social networking "friends" are included, of 208 people.

英国人均拥有18个亲密好友，如果把Facebook和其他社交网络上的“朋友”也包括在内的话，则每人都拥有一个大约有208人的好友圈。

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We have most friends at the age of 26 after having spent the first quarter of our lives building up our friendship circle, a new study has revealed.

一项最新研究显示，人们在26岁的时候朋友最多，因为我们已经花了人生四分之一的时间来建立我们的朋友圈。

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The average Briton has 18 close friends and a friendship circle, when all Facebook and other social networking 'friends' are included, of 208 people.

英国人平均有18个亲密朋友。如果将社交网络的上的“朋友”也算在内的话，英国人的平均友谊圈会有208人。

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