We haven't lost a thing except the chance to hobnob with a bunch of unhappy snobs.
我们失去的只是 与不开心的势利鬼交往的机会。
Thus, social engagements and photo opportunities became the order of the day, though unlike his father George was not an avid party-goer and generally preferred a quiet life at York Cottage in Sandringham to hobnobbing with British high society.
因此,社交活动和拍照机会成了家常便饭,尽管与他的父亲不同的是, 乔治并不热衷于参加派对, 而且通常更喜欢在桑德灵厄姆的约克小屋过安静的生活, 而不是与英国上流社会交往。