母的必须找个温暖的地方孵蛋。

The female must find a warm place to hatch her eggs.

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多好的狗—它是公的还是母的？

What a nice dog—is it a he or a she?

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多可爱的小狗啊！是公的，还是母的？

What a sweet little dog. Is it a he or a she?

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Somebody says, "What is a mare?" "Well, it's a female horse." "Well, it's a female horse" is the metalingual function.

有人问“什么是母马“，“母马就是雌性的马“,“母马就是雌性的马“这句话就是元语功能。

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And this is based on the story, the mythical story of a king who killed his father and married his mother.

名字来自于一个故事，一则国王弑父娶母的希腊神话。

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Okay, so this gives you some idea of the range of possible relationships between colony and mother city.

好了,那么这就使你们,对殖民地与母邦之间的关系,有了一定的了解

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