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纪录片《猫的秘密》 第35期 猫和人类交流

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Over the past decade1

在过去十年间

pet food has become more nutritional2 and more common.

宠物食品变得更有营养及更为普遍

So perhaps what we are witnessing3 here

也许我们在这里发现的是

is cats changing their behaviour

在我们改变猫的生活环境的同时

as we change their environment.

猫也改变着他们的行为

But there's another part of the cats' secret life,

然而猫还有另一种秘密生活

where they've adapted to being more like our pets,

就是如何更加适应成为一只宠物

and it's to do with how they communicate with us.

这与猫如何跟我们交流有关

- This cat meows a lot. - They both purr.

-这只猫常常叫 -他们都喜欢咕噜叫

If he's got no-one to play with and he's just on his own,

如果没有人跟他玩 他独自一猫时

he'll walk around - meow, meow, meow, meow

他会走来走去 喵 喵 喵 喵

until someone comes.

直到有人来陪他

Sometimes, I can hardly hear it.

有时候我几乎听不见

And sometimes it's...

而有时候又是...

..This sort of thing. He does have various purrs, yes.

类似这样的声音 他的叫声是不一样的

We may think cats are our pets,

我们也许认为猫是宠物

but many owners are left with the uncomfortable feeling

但许多主人有时候有种不太舒服的感觉

that the cats are really calling the shots4.

其实猫才是说了算的


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1 decade 2x4xx     
n.十年，十年期
参考例句：
  • Prices have risen steadily during the past decade.过去的十年间，物价一直在上涨。
  • The century has rounded into its ninth decade.本世纪已进入了90年代。
2 nutritional 4HRxN     
adj.营养的，滋养的
参考例句：
  • A diet lacking in nutritional value will not keep a person healthy.缺乏营养价值的饮食不能维持人的健康。
  • The labels on food products give a lot of information about their nutritional content.食品上的标签提供很多关于营养成分的信息。
3 witnessing 40d649b55ab0381bbc73430831a9f868     
v.作证( witness的现在分词 )；表示；（摆证据）…就是证据；是…的迹象
参考例句：
  • Today, we are witnessing a genuine convergence-even a merger-of astronomy and physics. 现在我们看到，天文学和物理学互相接近甚至溶合在一起了。 来自辞典例句
  • My young lady, on witnessing his intense anguish, stooped to raise him. 我的小姐，眼看他痛苦的利害，弯腰去扶他。 来自辞典例句
4 shots aca10ece993488f9b58b7f392c45b205     
射手( shot的名词复数 )； 开枪； 发射； 注射
参考例句：
  • The man fired several shots from his pistol. 那个男人用手枪开了几枪。
  • When the shots rang out, everyone hit the deck. 就在枪声传来的时候，大伙都躺倒在地。

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