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I recently met an old friend I hadn't seen in ages.
我最近见了一位许久没见面的老朋友。

He said that he had been busy and also didn't really know to contact me.
他说自己过去一直很忙，也真的不知道与我联系。

I told him the same.
我告诉我也是一样。

The truth is, we have a few mutual friends, if we had really wanted to contact each other, we could have.
事实是，我们有一些共同的朋友，如果我们真的想联系对方，我们可以马上联系得到。

But with busy schedules, and family life--and all sorts of things going on --well, I guess we just lost touch.
但是繁忙的日程安排和家庭生活——及各种各样的事情——嗯，我想我们就失去联系了。

So, I got to thinking about the people I am in touch with now and those I'd like to contact.
所以，我开始思考我现在联系到的人及我想联系的人。

I have a lot of friends and acquaintances,
我有很多朋友和老相识，

I used to have many more. Somewhere along the line,
我以前有更多。但事与愿违，

we just lost contact with each other.
我们刚刚失去了联系。

I'd like to contact some of my friends from high school.
我想联系一些高中的朋友。

I'd like to say hello to some of the people I used to know in New York and California,
我想和一些自己曾经在纽约和加利福尼亚州认识的人打个招呼，

I know I could do it.
我知道我能做到。

It wouldn't require me to bend over backward,
它不会让我使出浑身解数，

but I am not sure if I should.
但是我不确定自己是否应该这样做。

I mean, I have my hands full right now with family and work.
我的意思是，现在的工作和家庭已经让我分身乏术。

Plus, I have people that I am in contact with now,
另外，我现在也和一些人保持着联系，

and I feel kind of guilty that I am not able to spend more time with them.
有种罪恶感蒙上我的心头，我不可以在他们身上再花更多的时间。

Who needs more guilt? Not me!
谁需要更多的罪恶？不是我！

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作文地带知识拓展:

• 朋友(Friend)，是一个汉语词语，意思是指志同道合的人，情意相投的人。彼此有交情的人，后指交谊深厚的人。明朝时指士大夫对儒学生员之称 。

  1.同学；志同道合的人。后泛指交谊深厚的人

  朋友，就是感情很好，有共同语言而经常交流，相处起来很舒服，双方有时间就相约在一起而聚一聚。

  2.除情人或亲属之外彼此有交情的人，其最高境界是知己。朋友之交,至于劝善规过足矣…。——清· 刘开《孟涂文集》

  3.[aides and staff]∶指幕友

  4.[boy friend ;girl friend]∶恋爱的对象

  朋，双月。月有肉的含义，指代两个人。同学、战友、同事都可以是朋友，互相帮助、互相支持，还有老友、邻友、棋友。

  我那里左右要请朋友,你就可以拣一个合式的事情,代我办办。——《二刻拍案惊奇》

  朋友英文释义 Friend 【uk  /frend/ us  /frend/】：

  A person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family

  朋友，友人

  She's my best/oldest/closest friend - we've known each other since we were three.

  她是我最要好／交情最久／最亲密的朋友——我们3岁的时候就认识了。

  Someone who is not an enemy and who you can trust

  自己人;盟友

  You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now.

  你不用再装了——现在大家都是自己人。

  Someone who gives money to an arts organization or charity in order to support it

  （剧院等艺术机构或慈善组织的）捐资者，赞助人

  The Friends of the ** Academy raised ￥10,000 towards the cost of the exhibition.

  某某学院之友为此次展览筹集了1万RMB。

  A friend in need is a friend indeedhave friends in high placeswhat are friends for?with friends like you, who needs enemies?

  Friend

  A Quaker（同 Quaker）教友会员

  Friend作为动词（verb）的意思：

  To invite someone to be your friend on a social networking website

  I friended her and sent her a message.

  我要求成为她的朋友并给她发了短信。