摘要
埃米莉·梅森和乔治·彼得斯自孩提时就一直做邻居。当他们还是孩子的时候,时常在一起玩耍。他们是好朋友,虽然有时候为玩具打架,或因为玩游戏吵嘴。随着他们渐渐长大,他们在一起玩耍的时间越来越少了。埃米莉喜欢和女孩子玩,而乔治喜欢和男孩子玩。当他们大约十五岁的时候,互相之间几乎不说话了,不是因为他们在什么事情上有意见分歧,只是因为他们属于不同的群体。
Emily Mason and George Peters have lived next door to each other as long as they can remember.When they were little children,they used to play together.They were good friends,though they sometimes fought over toys or quarreled about what game they would play.As they grew older,they played together less.Emily preferred to be with girls,and George preferred to play with boys.