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朋友聚会Friends’ Gathering
A real-life note about busy friends, hard-to-schedule dinners, and the social energy that comes from finally meeting in person.
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我很多朋友都在广州，虽然我们在同一个城市，但是大家都很忙。我们有一个微信群，一共六个人，是一起去过日本旅游的朋友。每次有人决定组织一次聚餐的时候，总是有人没空，经常要约到一个月后。这种来之不易的聚会，让大家更加珍惜。每次聚完大家都觉得收获满满的新能量，这个就是社交充电了吧。
Many of my friends are in Guangzhou. Although we live in the same city, everyone is very busy. We have a WeChat group with six people in total, friends who once traveled to Japan together. Whenever someone decides to organize a meal, someone is always unavailable, and we often have to schedule it for a month later. This kind of hard-won gathering makes everyone cherish it even more. Every time we finish meeting, everyone feels full of new energy. This is probably social recharging.
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我很多朋友都在广州，虽然我们在同一个城市，但是大家都很忙。
Many of my friends are in Guangzhou. Although we are in the same city, everyone is very busy.
我(I) 很多(many) 朋友(friends) 都(all) 在(in) 广州(Guangzhou)，虽然(although) 我们(we) 在(in) 同一个(same) 城市(city)，但是(but) 大家(everyone) 都(all) 很(very) 忙(busy)。
我们有一个微信群，一共六个人，是一起去过日本旅游的朋友。
We have a WeChat group with six people in total, friends who once traveled to Japan together.
我们(we) 有(have) 一个(a) 微信群(WeChat group)，一共(in total) 六个(six) 人(people)，是(are) 一起(together) 去过(have been to) 日本(Japan) 旅游(travel) 的(attribute) 朋友(friends)。
每次有人决定组织一次聚餐的时候，总是有人没空，经常要约到一个月后。
Every time someone decides to organize a dinner, someone is always unavailable, and we often have to schedule it for a month later.
每次(every time) 有人(someone) 决定(decide) 组织(organize) 一次(one time) 聚餐(meal gathering) 的时候(when)，总是(always) 有人(someone) 没空(not free)，经常(often) 要(need to) 约到(schedule for) 一个月(one month) 后(later)。
这种来之不易的聚会，让大家更加珍惜。
This kind of hard-won gathering makes everyone cherish it even more.
这种(this kind of) 来之不易(hard-won) 的(attributive particle) 聚会(gathering)，让(make / let) 大家(everyone) 更加(even more) 珍惜(cherish)。
每次聚完大家都觉得收获满满的新能量，这个就是社交充电了吧。
Every time after we meet, everyone feels full of new energy. This is probably social recharging.
每次(every time) 聚完(after meeting) 大家(everyone) 都(all) 觉得(feel) 收获满满(full of reward) 的(attribute) 新(new) 能量(energy)，这个(this) 就是(is exactly) 社交(social) 充电(recharging) 了吧(softening final particle)。
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For beginners
Words from the text
朋友
friend
广州
Guangzhou
城市
city
很忙
very busy
一起
together
Sentences you can use
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我很多朋友都在广州。
Many of my friends are in Guangzhou.
我们在同一个城市。
We are in the same city.
大家都很忙。
Everyone is very busy.
For intermediate learners
Words and phrases from the text
虽然
although
但是
but
微信群
WeChat group
一共
in total
旅游
travel
决定
decide
组织
organize
聚餐
dinner gathering
没空
not free
珍惜
cherish
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Change one word and make it your own comment.
每次有人决定组织一次聚餐的时候，总是有人没空。
Every time someone decides to organize a dinner, someone is always unavailable.
这种来之不易的聚会，让大家更加珍惜。
This kind of hard-won gathering makes everyone cherish it even more.
每次聚完大家都觉得收获满满的新能量。
Every time after meeting, everyone feels full of new energy.