It is odd that we have so little relationship with nature, with the insects and the leaping frog and the owl that hoots among the hills calling for its mate.

奇怪的是，我们与自然的联系，与昆虫、与跳跃的青蛙，与山间呼朋引伴的猫头鹰的联系是如此之少。

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You can see the bird's head dip as its mate approaches.

你可以看见这只鸟的头在配偶接近时急速低下。

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As if offering an avian embrace, a wandering albatross strikes a courtship pose for its mate near South Georgia island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.

在南大西洋的南乔治亚岛上，一只求爱的信天翁正试图给它的同伴一个信天翁式的拥抱。

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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.

NPR: A Broken Consort: Landscapes As Music