As they talked, Croft and Stanley were sensing a similarity between themselves.是什么意思？

As they talked, Croft and Stanley were sensing a similarity between themselves.

克洛夫特和史坦利俩说着说着, 双方感到有点同病相怜.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

talked

n. 讲话，交谈 talk的过去式；v. 说( talk的过去式和过去分词 )，讨论，说话，（用以强调款额、情况严重程度等）讲的是；

例句
They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat...
他们说起自己设法使油轮漂浮的英勇之举时非常谦虚。

croft

n. <英>（住宅附近的）小田地，（尤指佃户经营的）小农地；

例句
...a remote croft near Loch Nevis.
内维斯湖附近一个偏僻的小农场

and

conj. 和，与，而且，于是，然后，因此；

例句
I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing...
我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

Stanley

n. 斯坦利（男子名）；

例句
The NHL Stanley Cup was won by the Montreal Canadians, who defeated the Boston Bruins four games to one.
蒙特利尔加拿大人队以 4 比1战胜波士顿棕熊队，夺得了国家冰球联盟斯坦利杯。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

Sensing

n. 感觉，读出，辨向，指向；

例句
He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap…
他察觉到警方设了圈套以后就没有如约会面。

similarity

n. 类似，相像性，相仿性，类似性，相似物；

例句
Helen is also 25 and from Birmingham, but the similarity ends there...
海伦也是25岁，也来自伯明翰，但是相同之处仅此而已。

between

prep. 在…之间，私下，暗中，在…中任择其一，来往于…之间；adv. 当中，中间；

例句
How big is the abyss between what you think you are and what you actually are?
你对自己的认识和真实的你之间差别到底有多大？

themselves

pron. 他[她，它]们自己，他们亲自，“himself”的复数，“herself”的复数；

例句
Most officers and men acquitted themselves well throughout the action.
大多数军官及士兵在整个战斗中表现出色。