Through thick and thin, they have always been my precious team mates, advisers, and above all, friends.
我们同甘共苦,亲如伙伴,他们是我的军师,更是我的朋友。
In spite of all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk.
尽管有上述种种说法,但游客们还是照常摘树叶和把他们的名字刻在树干上。