史密斯先生不喜欢苏珊和琼之间那些空洞的谈话，他认为这些空谈毫无价值。

Mr. Smith doesn't like all that empty talk between Susan and Joan, which he thinks will definitely get them nowhere.

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研究还发现，在这个群体中，如果名字的首字母或内部发音相同，名字就会被叫错，比如吉米（Jimmy）和琼尼（Joanie），或者约翰（John）和鲍勃（Bob）。

The study also found that within that group, misnamings occurred where the names shared initial or internal sounds, like Jimmy and Joanie or John and Bob.

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我跟杰克和琼已经是十几年的朋友了。

Jack and Joan have been my friends for over ten years.

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