美国习惯用语

今天我们要给大家介绍两个美国人经常用来指好朋友的字。大家可能都已经很熟悉英文里的friend这个字，friend的意思就是朋友。但是，美国人还有一些比较口语化的说法。一个很普遍的字就是：buddy。

"What sticks most in my mind is all the good buddies I saw killed there. I'll remember their faces as long as I live, because they were like brothers to me."

这位退伍军人说："在我脑子里印象最深的是那些我亲眼看到被杀害的好朋友。我这一辈子也忘不了他们的脸，因为他们就像是我的亲兄弟一样。"

"Sally and I don't have any romantic interest in each other. We're just good buddies who come from the same town and enjoy having a cup of coffee and talking about people we both know."

他说："我和沙莉都没有谈情说爱的意思。我们是同乡，也是好朋友。我们喜欢在一起喝杯咖啡，谈谈大家认识的人而已。"

下面我们来举个例子。美国人有一种很有意思的活动就是举行同学会。那些三、五十年前一起在小学或中学念书的人聚在一起，看看每个人所走的生活道路，回想当年的趣事，一起唱学校的校歌，真是很令人感叹的事。下面就是一个准备参加同学会的人说的话：

"I'm really looking forward to the tenth reunion of the class of 1983. For one thing it's a chance to see my old sidekick Billy Bob. We roomed together, played side by side on the football team--well, he was my best buddy back in the good old days."

下面我们再来举个例子：

"In the old cowboy movies I used to see as a boy, all the heroes had a sidekick. The sidekick was never as smart or handsome or brave as the hero but he was always there to help out in times of danger."