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23 lines
936 B
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## Look at … consider ##
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AT: "Study … think about" or "carefully observe … ponder"
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## ant ##
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An ant is a small insect that lives underground or in a self-built hill. They usually live in groups of thousands, and they can lift things that are much bigger than they are.
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## consider her ways ##
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AT: "consider how the ant behaves" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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## commander, officer, or ruler ##
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These three words basically mean the same thing and are used to emphasized that no one has formal authority over an individual ant. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-doublet]])
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## it prepares its food in the summer … during the harvest it stores up what it will eat ##
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These two phrases basically mean the same thing and are repeated to show how responsible the ant is. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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## summer ##
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Summer is the time of the year when some trees bear their fruit. |