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。
He may gently reprimand an official or even suggest to parliament that a law the altered.
他可以善意地批评某位官员,也可以甚至向议会提议修改某项法律。