I often think about my friends back home.

我常常想起老家的朋友。

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We often write short messages to family members, friends or classmates to remind them about something.

我们经常给家人、朋友或同学发短信提醒他们一些事情。

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I often find I like to share things about myself that I'd never say to my close friends.

我经常发现我喜欢分享自己从来不会对好朋友说的事情。

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He would often moan to his friends about the difficulties of balancing his day job and his writing.

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