本期美剧词汇选自《实习医生格蕾》S12E24。

原声台词：

Mer: Jo still hasn't given you a reason?

Alex: I don't need a reason. She doesn't want to marry me. I'm done. It's over. Maybe it's nobody's fault. Maybe you only get one.

Mer: One what? Soul mate? Or true love?

梅：乔还是没有给你一个理由吗？

亚历克斯：我不需要理由。她不想嫁给我，我受够了，结束了。也许谁都没错，也许你只能得到一个。

梅：一个什么？灵魂伴侣？还是真爱？

Mate

例句音频示范（BY呵呵）

When two animals, male and female, come together for the purpose of reproduction, they mate. This word can be used as a verb, a noun, and as an adjective.
当一公一母两只动物出于繁衍目的凑到一块，它们就交配了。Mate这个单词可以用作动词、名词以及形容词。

These birds mate in the spring. (verb)
这些鸟在春天交配。（动词）

Spring is the mating season. (adjective)
春天是交配的季节。（形容词）

They're mates. (noun)
它们是一对。（名词）

The word "mate" can also refer to a person's spouse.
Mate这个单词还可以指代人的配偶。

Pamela is a good mate.
帕梅拉是个好妻子。

Jeff tries his best to be a helpful mate.
杰夫尽自己最大的努力来帮助他的伴侣。

He's proven over the years to be a good mate.
经过多年考验，他证明了自己是一个好丈夫。

Sometimes we use "mate" to refer to one thing that matches another in a pair, such as a pair of gloves, a pair of socks, or any two things that go together.
有时候我们用mate来指代一对中相匹配的另一个，比如一副手套、一双袜子或是凑在一起的任意两样物品。

Where is the mate for this black sock?
这双黑袜子的另一只在哪里？

This glove is missing its mate.
这副手套缺了另一只。

It's been a real struggle to get these two parts of the company to mate. There are too many personality conflicts.
把公司里这两个部门凑到一起实在是太难了，会有很多个性冲突的。

In England and Australia, the word "mate" is popular when addressing a friend or when trying to appear friendly. In the United States, words such as "dude," "buddy," and "bro" are used instead of "mate."
在英国和澳大利亚，mate这个单词在交朋友或试着表现友好时很常用。在美国，mate经常被dude、buddy和bro这些单词所代替。

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