1. Many women whose fathers left home unconsciously expect to be betrayed by their own mates. 许多父亲弃家出走的妇女会在无意中料想她们会被自己的配偶所背叛。
2. If you're a busy person, looking to meet several potential mates at the same event, speed dating could be for you. 如果你是个忙人,想在同一场合与几位可能成为自己伴侣的人见面,那么快速交友也许会适合你。
3. Fireflies use their light for attracting mates. 萤火虫用它们的光来吸引配偶。
4. Recent research had shown that fish recognised individual "shoal mates", social prestige and even tracked relationships. 最近的研究表明鱼可以识别各自的“鱼群伙伴”、社会威望,甚至相关的人际关系。
5. The Western ren'ai kekkon, or love marriage, became popular; Japanese began picking their own mates by dating and falling in love. 西方的婚恋变得流行起来;日本人开始通过约会和恋爱来选择自己的伴侣。