Pair it up with a shy mate, a study published Thursday has found.

方法就是让它与一条胆小的鱼搭档。 这是星期四公布的一项研究发现的。

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And then there is what Barrow calls aggressive nagging: the "constant, no-let-up stream of criticism from a frustrated or angry mate who simply cannot be satisfied."

还有那些被巴罗称为攻击性的唠叨：那些不停不休的批评，来自于愤怒或者失意的总是不能如愿的另一半。

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They don’t so much want a soul mate as a someone to help set up house, produce a family and give stability.

与灵魂伴侣相比，他们更想要一个能帮他们建立家庭、繁衍后代并对他们死心塌地的人。

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"I kept hoisting mine up, but when you've got Christmas hams like mine,mate, the other boys tended to say 'pull your skirt back down again.' That's when you know what the tone of the movie is.

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And the anecdotal support also resonated as someone who has seen a mate caught up in business travel, client entertaining, and lure of someone new.

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