为什么人在26岁时朋友最多？
Why 26 is the age when we have the most friends
We have most friends at the age of 26 after having spent the first quarter of our lives building up our friendship circle, a new study has revealed.
一项最新研究显示,人们在26岁的时候朋友最多,因为我们已经花了人生四分之一的时间来建立我们的朋友圈.
The report into friendship showed that our social circle peaks at 26 years and seven months, at which we typically have five close friends.
这项关于友情的研究显示,我们的社交圈在26岁零7个月时达到顶峰,这时我们一般都有五个好友.
Women are most popular at 25 years and 10 months, with men hitting the friendship high point a little later at 27 years and three months.
女性在25岁零10个月的时候最受欢迎,而男性迟一些,在27岁零3个月的时候最受欢迎.
The research, by greetings card firm Forever Friends, shows that a third of adults (36 per cent) met their closest friends while at school with a fifth (22 per cent) saying they met them at work.
该研究由贺卡公司"永远的朋友"发起.研究称,约三分之一（36%）的成人在学校结识了挚友,而约五分之一（22%）的人说,他们在工作后认识了最好的朋友.
Social networks such as Facebook and Twitter now also play a major role in nurturing new friendships.
现在,脸书和推特这样的社交网络也成为人们结识新朋友的主要场所.
The study found that 25 to 34-year-olds make 22 friends via Facebook, compared to 18 to 24-year-olds who make 12, and 35 to 44-year-olds who will have made just four.
研究发现,25到34岁的成人通过脸书结识了22个朋友,而18岁至24岁的人结识12个,35岁至44岁的,在脸书上仅仅结识了4个朋友.
Forever Friends relationship coach Sam Owen said: 'It is no coincidence that over a third of us meet our best friends at school.
山姆·欧文是"永远的朋友"公司的友情培养教练,他表示："三分之一的人在学校遇见最好的朋友,这可不是巧合."
'It is a key time in our lives where friendships are grown through sharing notes, giving gifts, seeing each other regularly and laughing a lot.
"学生时代是我们建立友情的关键时期,友情通过分享笔记、赠送礼物、时常见面和嬉笑打闹培养起来."
