王强口语 第一册 long conversation 7.2

　　B: (The next day)
John: Man! Look at all these beautiful fishing boats!
Andy: Which one belongs to your cousin, Fred?
Fred: It's down here, guys.
(Fred points to a small boat.)
Andy: That's our boat?
John: It looks more like a bathtub!
Fred: Hey! What do you expect for free. A luxury liner? Besides, if you want us to be close pals¹, you can't get any closer than in this boat!
John: This is ridiculous! We can't compete with the other boats in these waters!
Fred: Cut it out! Let's rowover to the bridge. There aren't any boats in that part of the bay.

1 pals   

n.朋友( pal的名词复数 )；老兄；小子；（对男子的不友好的称呼）家伙

参考例句：

• We've been pals for years. 我们是多年的哥们儿了。
• CD 8 positive cells remarkably increased in PALS and RP(P CD8+细胞在再生脾PALS和RP内均明显增加(P 来自互联网