Sometimes those who are carried off are allowed after many years— seven usually—a final glimpse of their friends.

有时，被掳走的人在多年（通常是七年）之后，仍可以见朋友的最后一面。

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Still, most of my friends got their license when they were 16 years old. Many of them already knew how to drive years before they got a license.

不过，我的大多数朋友在16岁时都拿到了驾照，许多人在此之前就知道怎么开车。

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In the Middle East, 100 million people in the Arab countries, many of whom have considered us their enemy for nearly 20 years, now look on us as their friends.

在中东，阿拉伯国家的十亿人口，大多数认为我们是他们近二十年的敌人，而现在把我们作为他们的朋友看待。

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Mr. Burgess says he uses his outdoor kitchen to cook for many of their dinner parties with friends, who over the years have included "Sopranos" actors, food writer Ruth Reichl and chefs such as Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton.

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Not every experience of conscription was bad, I have many friends who enjoyed their two years, but for many the damage was permanent.

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My colleagues, many of them my friends for years, may find it difficult in their hearts to befriend me any longer.

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