英语美文：老朋友
<p> <span word="Old">Old</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="sentences">sentences</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cat">cat</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="truth">truth</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="haircut">haircut</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="mostly">mostly</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="calls">calls</span>&<span word="mdash">mdash</span>;<span word="through">through</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="memories">memories</span>. <span word="Fortunately">Fortunately</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="happen">happen</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="vowedto">vowedto</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="reunions">reunions</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Southwest">Southwest</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Maine">Maine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="canceled">canceled</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="schedule">schedule</span> <span word="conflicts">conflicts</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> <span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>-<span word="two">two</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Boston">Boston</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Seattle">Seattle</span>-<span word="boarded">boarded</span> <span word="planes">planes</span> <span word="bound">bound</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Fe">Fe</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ganglives">ganglives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="art">art</span> <span word="gallery">gallery</span>. <span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="there">there</span>-<span word="escaped">escaped</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span>-<span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="film">film</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="City">City</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>, <span word="too">too</span> <span word="unfulfilling">unfulfilling</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="longed">longed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vibrant">vibrant</span> <span word="landscapes">landscapes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="starry">starry</span> <span word="moonlit">moonlit</span> <span word="skies">skies</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="truck">truck</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="dusty">dusty</span> <span word="roads">roads</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trusty">trusty</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="shotgun">shotgun</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="happy">happy</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span>-<span word="still">still</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="folks">folks</span>-<span word="converged">converged</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cyclone">cyclone</span> <span word="straight">straight</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pages">pages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="girlfriend">girlfriend</span> <span word="novel">novel</span>. <span word="Chattering">Chattering</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="memory">memory</span> <span word="swapping">swapping</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="minutes">minutes</span>. <span word="Naturally">Naturally</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="relived">relived</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="youth">youth</span>-<span word="angst">angst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="people">people</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wives">wives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="girlfriends">girlfriends</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="businesswomen">businesswomen</span>, <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="college">college</span> <span word="grads">grads</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p>
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