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A new service is being launched in the UK for lonely people to hire a "strictly platonic" friend to go to the movies or a restaurant with them.
英國將推出給寂寞人士聘請「純柏拉圖式」友人看電影或陪吃飯的新服務。
The‘Rent a friend’service has already become a hit in the US where more than 218,000 people have signed up to spend time with strangers.
「租友」服務已在美國大行其道，當地超過21萬8000人已報名要和陌生人共度時光。
Now UK members can pay £；15 to join the site and browse potential friends in their area before hiring them out for a friendship session.
現在英國會員付15英鎊就能加入該網站，並瀏覽所屬地區的潛在友人，之後聘請他們來一場友誼活動。
However, don’t get the wrong idea, you really are only hiring a platonic friend to spend time with… if you turn up expecting more you might need to call a lawyer.
不過，別想歪了，你真的只能聘請柏拉圖式友人一起共度時光……如果你最後有非分之想，可能就必須打電話找律師了。
A spokesperson for the site said： "You can rent a local Friend to hang out with, go to a movie or restaurant with, someone to go with you to a party or event, someone to teach you a new skill or hobby, or someone to show you around an unfamiliar town."
該網站一名發言人說：「你可以租一名當地友人一起閒晃廝混，看電影或上館子，和你一起跑趴或參加活動，教你新技巧或嗜好，或者是帶你逛陌生鄉鎮。」
新聞辭典
get the wrong idea：片語，產生誤會、把事情想歪了。例句：My girlfriend will definitely get the wrong idea if I start shopping for baby seats.（如果我開始採買嬰兒座椅，我的女友肯定會想歪了。）
turn up：片語，證明是、結果是。例句：They turned up having done no preparatory work.（結果證明他們沒做過準備工作。）
hang out：片語，閒晃、廝混。例句：Don’t hang out with that guy any longer.（別再和那個傢伙鬼混了。）
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