The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.
When I first knew Bill, back in college ,he was one of the most carefree(无忧无虑)people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought nothing of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and life was never dull when he was around. With him there was one wild adventure after another. Sometimes I wonder how we managed to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. At first, I wasn’t even sure it was him. Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He talked most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the last thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main interest. Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him remained the one I had formed from the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s foolish to expect people to remain the same, especially when I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he felt the same way about me.

前几天 我偶然间遇到了一个我多年未见的人，我（简直）不敢相信他的变化。事实上他看起来甚至都不像同一个人了。
当我在大学时代第一次遇见比尔的时候，他是我见到过最无忧无虑的人之一。他随时能去参加聚会。他除了凌晨三点去外面喝酒、驱车50公里去看一部他喜欢的老电影以外什么都不想。在学院的时候我和比尔同在一个班，有他在周围的时候，日子从来不会乏味。和他在一起，疯狂的冒险总是一个接一个。有时我很想知道我们怎么能设法为我们的考试学习。
上个星期我在休斯敦公出，在饭店的酒吧里我遇见了比尔。起初，我不敢确信是他。这个短发的商人是同一个人吗？在走近他之前我不敢确信，但他的确就是比尔。现在他在一家银行工作。他整晚大都在讨论他的工作、他的新车和他的房子。他变化可真大！我们在大学的时候，比尔最不关注的事情就是财产。现在它们似乎是他最主要的兴趣所在。虽然我自己有了不小的变化，但是我从没料到比尔竟然有这么大的变化。我对他的印象总停留在我们一起上大学的时代。
我觉得期望别人总和原来一样是很傻的，尤其是我自己都变了很多。但是我必须说比起现在的比尔我还是更喜欢以前的比尔。或许在我身上 他也有同感

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