He weighs close to half a tonne,他重達半噸

close to接近于； 在 ... 的近旁

The hounds are getting close to their quarry.

獵狗正在接近獵物。

His house is close to the factory.

他家靠近該廠。

Perhaps his visitors are looking for a more impressive partner.也許雌斑馬們想找個更優質的伴侶

look for尋找；尋求；期待

You can look for the book in the library catalog.

你可以在圖書館的圖書目錄上查找這本書。

He began to look for another position immediately.

他馬上開始尋找另一個職位。

It's his first chance to mate for a very long time.這么久以來他第一次有了交配的機會

mate for... 的配偶

Some species appear to mate for life.

一些種類的配偶似乎終生不變。