The key to my recovery was meeting some really special friends who made me feel that I mattered because of who I was and not what I wore.

我所以能康复，关键是遇到了一些真正特别的朋友。 他们让我感到，我之所以重要，不在于我穿什么衣服，而在于我这个人。

youdao

Most friends did not want to know when I got really ill, but some stuck by me and I have made new ones.

大多数朋友在我病情特别严重的时候并不想理会，但有些会一直在身边守候，我也结交了一些新朋友。

youdao

One of his friends remarks: "You made a really smart choice when you took the bicycle."

他一哥们说，“你要自行车是对的。”

youdao

I've made a lot of really good friends in a really short time span.

在很短的一段时间里，我就交了很多好朋友。

斯坦福的奖学金 - SpeakingMax英语口语达人

"After returning from my first deployment in Iraq, after seeing death and violence, losing friends and comrades, it really made me look over my life, " he said.

CNN: Discharged under 'don't ask, don't tell'

And one aspect really struck me: Mr. Christgau said it was a tape he made to give to friends.

NPR: The Mix Tape: Art and Artifact