The ideal elements of a Midsummer festival include being with friends in a remote spot, singing, and eating and drinking a lot.

仲夏节庆祝中最令人向往的，是与朋友一起来到一个遥远的地方大吃大喝，高声欢唱。

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Soldiering and drug-dabbling seemed ideal for him: a chain-smoking country lad of little education, but with a way of making friends and a streak of uncompromising violence.

对坤沙来讲，当兵作战与涉足毒品似乎是他一生成就事业之所在：坤沙好烟如命，没受什么教育，但是却有自己独特的交友之道，而且发起狂来不可妥协。

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Plus, with divorce rates at 50 percent, and the average marriage age edging upwards, lifelong friends are in some cases replacing the ideal of having a lifelong spouse.

另外，随着50%的离婚率和平均婚龄的上升，在一些情况下，夫妻白头偕老的理想已被拥有终身朋友所取代。

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Swedes pride themselves on their closeness to nature and the ideal elements of a Midsummer festival include being with friends in a remote spot, singing, and eating and drinking a lot.

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With cars, for example, the old ideal of buying a ride after high school to squire friends and dates is eroding.

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Soldiering and drug-dabbling seemed ideal for him: a chain-smoking country lad of little education, but with a way of making friends and a streak of uncompromising violence.

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