纪录片《猫的秘密》 第42期 驯服猫

（单词翻译）

This cat camaraderie¹ is another example from the experiment

这些猫猫间的友情是实验中的另一个实例

to suggest that cats may be changing,

证明猫的行为可以被改变

evolving away from hunters to fit in better with us.

逐步从捕猎者演变为人类的宠物

As we're domesticating² cats,

我们在驯服猫的过程中

we're retaining a lot more of

让他们保留了

what we call their juvenile³ characteristics.

我们称之为幼年特征的东西

So they purr a lot, they play a lot,

因此他们会呜呜叫 会玩耍

we see them needing behaviour.

会有依赖我们的表现

With our pet cats, if we are domesticating them

在饲养宠物猫时 如果我们驯服他们

and they are evolving, in a sense

他们发生进化 从某种意义上来说

that they are retaining lots of these characteristics,

他们会保留许多特征

they might be more likely

也许能让他们

- to get on with each other. - Yes.

-彼此间相处更融洽 -是的

But we're right at the cusp of that,

但我们对整个趋势的看法是对的

in sort of the domestic cat's evolution.

猫猫在人类驯服中发生的演变

If she's right, this sort of feline⁴ harmony

如果她是对的 那猫猫间和睦共处

could be a vision of the future,

可能是未来的一种形式

as cats evolve to please the hand that feeds them.

他们会取悦自己的主人