Others find love. A woman named Georgina says she used a social dating site because she was looking for "a higher quality of a mate."

VOA: special.2009.09.14

And there are different studies, some of them asking, "Who do you want to marry?" Other studies, ?" "Who do you want as a mate? Who do you want as a sexual partner?"

还有些其他研究会问…,“你最想和谁结婚？“还有些问…,“你想和谁做朋友？和谁做性伴侣“

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

There were four in the crew, Dudley was the captain, Stevens was the first mate, Brooks was a sailor, all men of excellent character or so the newspaper account tells us.

全体船员一行四人，达德利是船长，斯蒂芬斯是大副，布鲁克斯是水手，都是品德高尚的人，至少报上是这么说的。

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And so Tai will be sent to one of the large breeding programs in Sichuan province, where he'll be paired with a mate.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

The white heron smoothed its feathers and called to its mate, sitting on their nest in a nearby tree.

VOA: special.2010.04.03

In 2008, Florida's Republican governor, Charlie Crist,was so popular that some Republicans touted him as a possible vice presidential running mate for presidential nominee John McCain.

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

Next month,the former Alaska governor heads to Arizona to campaign for her former running mate, Senator John McCain, who faces a challenge in the Republican primary from former Representative J.D.Hayworth.

VOA: standard.2010.02.09