en_tn/pro/06/06.md

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  • Look at … consider - AT: "Study … think about" or "carefully observe … ponder"
  • ant - 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.
  • consider her ways - AT: "consider how the ant behaves" (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)
  • commander, officer, or ruler - These three words basically mean the same thing and are used to emphasized that no one has formal authority over an individual ant. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet)
  • it prepares its food in the summer … during the harvest it stores up what it will eat - These two phrases basically mean the same thing and are repeated to show how responsible the ant is. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism)
  • summer - Summer is the time of the year when some trees bear their fruit.