transition friend 中间朋友
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。 |