周末的时候姐妹淘们都喜欢凑一起聚会,逛街聊天,这些姐妹淘里面总有一个灵魂人物,让大家都能开开心心地聚到一起玩,这就是朋友间的“中间人”——transition friend。
Transition friend is a person that brings together two or more people that would otherwise not actually hang out. Sometimes people get to know each other through the “transition friend”.
“中间朋友”就是把两个(有时是两个以上)朋友叫到一起玩的人,如果没有他,这些人是不会结伴出游的。有时人们通过这种“中间朋友”得以结识彼此。
Example:
Adam: Jeremy, are you going to Jose's party tonight?
亚当:杰里米,你今晚要去约瑟的派对吗?
Jeremy: No, Alex is my transition friend for Jose. I can't just show up without him being there.
杰里米:不去,艾利克斯是我和约瑟的“中间朋友”。他不在那里的话我也不能去。
Adam: Oh, I got you.
亚当:哦,我明白你的意思了。
(中国日报网英语点津 陈丹妮)