赵瑞年和苏叔之是同桌，俩人兴趣爱好相投，很快便成了十分要好的朋友。　　赵瑞年的爸爸和妈妈都是合资企业的中方经理，企业经济效益好，家庭条件比较优越。苏叔之的爸爸、妈妈原来在同一工厂做工，但这几年工厂不景气，双双下岗，爸爸又体弱多病，家里经济条件较差。　　赵 Zhao Ruinian and Su Shuzhi are at the same table. The two have similar interests. They soon became very good friends. Zhao Ruinian’s father and mother are Chinese managers of the joint venture. The company’s economic benefits are good and the family’s conditions are superior. Su Shuzhi’s father and mother had originally worked in the same factory. But in the past few years, the factory was in a sluggish state. Both were laid off. Dad was sick and sick, and his family’s economic conditions were poor. Zhao