He has a small circle of friends.

他有一个小小的朋友圈子。

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I guess living on campus I'll have a chance to have a closer circle of friends since we'll be living together.

我想校内住宿会有机会交更多的朋友，毕竟大家都住在一起。

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Although I'm picky about who I get naked with, I accept people of all types into my friends' circle.

虽然我对跟我一起的人的裸体很挑剔，但我接受所有类型的人进入我的朋友圈子。

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She was in films such as "Circle of Friends,"

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Trust can only be extended to a fairly small circle of friends and fellow citizens.

信任只能延伸到,一个极小的,朋友圈子及同邦公民。

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because it was like the same circle of friends. So it was cool.

因为都是一个圈子里的朋友。所以真的很酷。

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All five slid out of my circle of friends as more and more yes-men began closing a new circle in around them.

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But what this does seem to mean is not that you can just find a job through your Facebook friends: rather, that to increase your chances of getting a job you need to expand your circle of such friends who are employed and cut out those slackers quite happy not having a job.

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Thankfully, everyone within our immediate family and close circle of friends survived the attack.

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