The new neighbours were getting to know each other.

新邻居们正在逐渐彼此了解。

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I'm anxious to see what the new neighbours are like.

我非常急切想看看新邻居是什么样的人。

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She was friendly with the new neighbours, and they appreciated it.

她对新邻居们很友好， 他们都很感激她。

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Tension between the new neighbours has been strained, with rebellions breaking out on either side of the border and a dispute over oil which escalated to the brink of war in April.

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Since South Sudan's independence, tension between the new neighbours has been strained, with rebellions breaking out on either side of the border and a dispute over oil which escalated to the brink of war last April.

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The Asian Age echoed a similar sentiment, saying the incident was "new point of friction" between the two neighbours.

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