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“Joe, did you book your ticket yet?” I asked. 我问：“乔，你订票了吗？” “No. I changed my mind. I’m not going to go.” “没有，我改主意了，我不打算去了。” “What? You aren’t going to Australia? We’ve been planning this vacation for months!” “什么？你决定不去澳大利亚了吗？我们已经为这个度假准备了几个月啊。” “Yeah, I don’t feel like it. We’ll go some other time.” “是的，我不想去了。我们以后再去吧。” Over the coming weeks, I attempted to get my friend to reconsider, but to no avail. When Joe changed his mind, he changed his mind. Our trip to Australia – our big post-college adventure – was off. And none of my friends wanted to replace him. If I wanted to travel, it would have to be on my own. 接下来的几个星期里，我试着让朋友再重新考虑一下，但没有奏效。乔改变了想法和决定。我们去澳大利亚的旅程，也是我们的毕业旅行，泡汤了。其他朋友里面也没有想替代乔的人。如果我想去旅行，我一定要自己一个人去。 It’s a pattern that has repeated itself over the years. While a few people have joined me along the way. But when it comes down to the wire, something always comes up, they’re suddenly too busy, or they get cold feet and change their mind. | 
