play es sharper, taste in food or wine is accentuated, enjoyment ofa sport is intensified ( 加强的). And French friendships partmentalized ( 区分).A man may play chess with a friend for thirty years without knowing his political opinions, or he may talk politics with him for as long a time without knowing about his personal life. Different friends fill different niches in each person ’s life. These friendships are not made part of family life. A friend is not expected to spend evenings being nice to children or courteous ( 有礼貌的) toa deaf grandmother. These duties, also serious and enjoined, are primarily for relatives. Men who are friends may meet ina caf é. Intellectual fiends may meet in larger groups for evenings of conversation. Working people may meet at the little bistro ( 小酒馆) where they
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