tā / men / nián / qīng / shí / jiù / shì / mò / nì / zhī / jiāo / jǐ / shí / nián / lái / yì / zhí / hù / xiāng / zhī / chí他们年轻时就是莫逆之交,几十年来一直互相支持。They were intimate friends when young and have supported each other for decades.