If we take our example from a minute ago, if the bird is afraid of its mate, it's conflicted.

如果我们以一分钟前的例子为例，鸟要是害怕它的伴侣，它就是相互矛盾的。

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And when that wren moves, it also abandons its mate.

当鹪鹩换新住所时，也放弃它的伴侣。

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The owl had stopped hooting and there was no reply from its mate over in the distant hills.

猫头鹰停止了呼叫，远处的群山中也没有它的伙伴的回应。

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

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But the laughter ricocheting through the valley is far more likely to be the capercaillie, attracting its mate.

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This month, the Library of Congress is celebrating the bow, as well as its mate, in the exhibit, The American Violin: From Jefferson to Jazz.

NPR: The Importance of the Bow

In "Mountains Ash, " the whistling echoes of traditional English folk music are stretched out using layered violins and sparse piano, while the somber melody circles around the 12-minute piece, seemingly in search of its mate.

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