I have a few acquaintances in Beijing, but no close friends.

我在北京有几个熟人，但是没有知己。

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Not a one, he told me. No immediate family. No close friends. He had a niece down South, maybe, but they hadn't spoken in years.

这样一个人不存在，他告诉我。没有直系亲属。也没有亲密的朋友。他或许在南部有一个侄女，但他们好多年都没交谈过了。

youdao

No, no. But I do have very close friends in New York City.

没有。但我在纽约有非常要好的朋友。

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Two stars at the top of their profession, once great friends but no longer close, and suddenly one comes clean to the press about how the relationship turned frosty.

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Eight years later, they are close friends, but she has no idea of his religious beliefs.

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