Back in that time, a young woman could not compete with her male companions.

早在那个时候，一个年轻的女性无法与她的男性同伴竞争。

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She was presumed killed in the First Battle of Gyndine, but in reality went to Wayland to investigate Yuuzhan Vong activity there, along with her two male companions.

吉在第1次Gyndine战役中被认为阵亡，但事实上她与两名男性同伴一起前去卫兰德调查当地的遇战疯人活动。

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This is a common practice among Japanese women who want to keep pace with their more voracious male companions — the number of pieces they eat is the same, but the volume is less.

这是一种在日本女性之间普遍的做法，她们想在速度上能跟得上旁边大胃口的男性同伴——因为在数量上吃的是一样，但饭量更少。

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She kept her distance from two male companions in the boat who bickered and cursed with the others.

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Writing anonymously in The Times, one woman who has worked on the fringes of politics and at party conferences describes her experiences of unwanted advances by male companions, but says they were more "crass" than "aggressive or threatening".

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