(续上)……母鸡在白日——声音不如夜里易闻之时——能听见它叫声的地方。鸡若近到白日能听见公鸡的叫声,公鸡就算离它够近,鸡只会借公鸡受精而生蛋。
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……母鸡在白日能听见它声音的地方,那时声音不如在夜间那样容易听见。
where the hen can hear its voice by day, when sounds cannot be heard as easily as at night.
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若这鸡近到在白日能听见公鸡的叫声,这公鸡就被看作离这鸡够近,使后者只借着公鸡的受精而生蛋。
If the chicken is close enough to hear the rooster’s call by day, the rooster is considered close enough to the chicken that the latter will produce eggs only through fertilization by the male.