Through thick and thin, they have always been my precious team mates, advisers, and above all, friends.
我们同甘共苦,亲如伙伴,他们是我的军师,更是我的朋友。
Another patient might equally well complain that her neighbours were combining to slander her and persecute her,
另有一位病人可能同样有理由抱怨说,她的邻居们正在联合起来对她进行诽谤和迫害,