Amid growing concern about loneliness and social isolation, new research from the Institute for Public Policy Research found the number of young people in England with no close friends has risen fivefold since 2014, with one in 20 now reporting having none at all.(在人们对孤独和社会隔离日益担忧的背景下，公共政策研究所的新研究发现，自2014年以来，英格兰没有亲密朋友的年轻人数量增加了五倍，如今每20人中就有1人表示自己完全没有亲密朋友。)
在人们对孤独和社会隔离日益担忧的背景下，公共政策研究所的新研究发现，自2014年以来，英格兰没有亲密朋友的年轻人数量增加了五倍，如今每20人中就有1人表示自己完全没有亲密朋友。
Making new friends as an adult is not always easy. We spoke to people who have taken deliberate steps to make new connections about what worked for them.(我们采访了一些刻意采取行动建立新联系的人，请他们分享哪些方法对自己有效。)
成年后结交新朋友并不总是容易。我们采访了一些刻意采取行动建立新联系的人，请他们分享哪些方法对自己有效。
‘If I was in trouble in some way, I’ve now got people I could actually call’
“如果我遇到什么麻烦，现在我有可以真正打电话求助的人了”
For Rhiannon, a 35-year-old ghostwriter from East Sussex, joining a local knitting and crochet group has become “a lifeline” after separating from her husband and moving a few towns away, and finding connections harder to maintain.(对于来自东萨塞克斯郡的35岁代笔作家里安农来说，在与丈夫分居、搬到几个镇之外、发现维持人际关系变得更难之后，加入当地一个编织和钩针小组成了她的“救命稻草”。)
对于来自东萨塞克斯郡的35岁代笔作家里安农来说，在与丈夫分居、搬到几个镇之外、发现维持人际关系变得更难之后，加入当地一个编织和钩针小组成了她的“救命稻草”。
‘It just blew up. There are 70 people in the group now’
“它一下子就火了。现在群里有70个人”
‘She’s helping me and I’m helping her’
“她在帮我，我也在帮她”
‘I have met some of my closest friends here’
“我在这里遇到了一些最亲密的朋友”
‘It’s vital for people to have a safe third space’
“对人们来说，拥有一个安全的第三空间至关重要”
‘It’s brought me this amazing community’
“它给我带来了这个了不起的社群”