认识新朋友

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Meeting new people fills me with two 认识新朋友总会让我同时产生两种

feelings at exactly the same time. 截然不同的感觉。

Excitement and dread. 既兴奋，又害怕。

There's a part of me that loves it, 我心里有一部分其实很喜欢这种可能：

the possibility that this stranger could become a good friend. 眼前这个陌生人，说不定会成为要好的朋友。

And there's another part already worrying I'll say something awkward 但另一部分的我已经在担心自己会说错话搞得场面尴尬，

and they won't like me. 然后让对方讨厌我。

For years the dread usually won, 多年以来，害怕往往占据了上风，

and I'd avoid situations where I'd have to meet anyone new. 我总是尽量避开那些不得不认识新人的场合。

But I've realized that every single friend I have 但我后来意识到，我现在身边的每一个朋友，

now was once a stranger who made me nervous. 曾经都是让我感到紧张的陌生人。

Every close relationship in my life started with 我生命中每一段深厚的关系，

that same uncomfortable first conversation. 最初都始于同样令人浑身不自在的初次对话。

So now I try to lean toward the excitement. 所以现在，我试着让自己更多地偏向兴奋的那一面。

The nervousness is just the toll 那种紧张感不过是一笔过路费，

you pay at the start of something 你在开启某段经历的最初必须支付，

that might turn out to be wonderful. 而它最终可能会变成一件无比美好的事。