Rogge and his colleagues devised a test in which volunteers supplied their partner's first name and two other words that related to the person -- like a pet name or distinct characteristic.

Rogge和他的同事们设计的测试中，志愿者提供他们伴侣的第一个名字，还有两个和这个人相关的词语，比如宠物的名字或者明确的特征。

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The researchers asked 222 volunteers who were involved in a romantic relationship to supply the partner's first name and two other words related to the partner, such as a pet name.

研究人员征集了222名处于恋爱中的志愿者，询问他们伴侣的名以及相关的另外两个单词，比如宠物名。

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In other words I don't just walk up to the dog and start to pet him.

换句话说，我不会随便的走过去开始抚拍它。

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But when you are thinking about living here, you have to consider things like supermarkets, dry cleaners and pet stores - in other words, all the things that make a neighborhood your own.

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In any case, the new version of the robo-pet can learn up to 50 words in either Japanese or English.

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You have to give me one tip that, you know, maybe you have a pet pet is a poor choice of words.

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