Anyone who studied at the college joined an elite band of well-connected lawyers, doctors and businessmen.那所大学所有的学生都加入一个精英圈子，这个圈子里都是一些社会关系很广泛的律师、医生和商业界人士。Human beings have a need for both independence and connectedness.人类既需要独立性又需要社会关系。He goes to great lengths to maintain these contacts.他费了很大的劲来维持这些社会关系。