Alone and Lonely　孤单和孤独

William Henry is a young American professor who has been teaching in a Chinese college for three years. He is popular among his students for his student for his intelligence and patience. He also has several favorite students. Among them is a beautiful girl, the monitor of the class, who has left a deep impression on him with her active class performance. After the last class before graduation, the girl asked the young professor a question as she had done before.

"Mr Henry, would you tell me the difference between 'alone' and 'lonely'?"

"Well, … let me explain this with my own example," the young teacher started.

"I live alone. That means that I live by myself, without the company of others. But I don't feel lonely because I have so many students around me, especially you. You're special to me. So after your graduation please don't leave me alone, or I'll feel lonely. Catch the meaning now?"

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威廉.亨利是一位年轻的美国教授，他在中国一所大学任教已有三年了，他知识渊博，又耐心，深受学生欢迎。他还有几位得意门生呢。有一位漂亮的女班长课堂积极活跃而讨教师欢心。在毕业前的最后一节课上，这位女生又像往常一样提问题。

“先生，请您讲解一下‘alone’和 ‘lonely ’这两个英语单词的区分好吗？”

“噢，…让我用自身举例吧。我独自住，那就是说，我没跟其他人一起住。但我并不感到孤单，因为我周围有这么多学生，特别是有你在。你是那么与众不同。因此，毕业后，请不要让我独自一人，否则我会感到孤单的，现在你能明白了吧。”