'I've literally lost friends over this the minute they hear it.

我曾经跟朋友讲过这件事，但他们一听到就对我敬而远之。

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Or perceive them as long lost friends that you haven't seen for 10 years.

或者把他们当做10年未见、久未联系的朋友。

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Above, survivors sift through the debris of collapsed houses in Beichuan County shortly after the earthquake, looking for lost friends and relatives.

在地震后不久，北川镇的幸存者在房屋的废墟中仔细探查，寻找失去的朋友和亲人。

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Professor Murray says many rural families have taken in relatives and friends who lost homes and jobs.

VOA: special.2010.04.13

Ryan and four of his friends were riding in a car when the driver lost control and hit a tree.

VOA: standard.2010.06.24

The mood this Easter in the Abruzzo region was somber as many prayed for relatives and friends they lost to the quake.

VOA: standard.2009.04.12

Mr Giuliani and Mr Huckabee, who had never met before, fell on each other like long-lost friends.

ECONOMIST: Rudy gets his own back

One of the characters is made into a firefighter who has lost friends.

BBC: 25th Hour

Kerry said he understood the anger and frustration of those Turks who lost friends and family in the raid.

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