Why Do Cats Purr? Part-2 每月一问：为什么猫咪会咕噜咕噜？
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- 发布于 2011年8月09日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Sloan and Rachel work together at a pet store. Sloan is cleaning one of the cat’s cages. 史隆和瑞雪一起在一家宠物店工作。史隆正在清理其中一个猫笼。
S: Get a load of this cat. It’s going like a power generator.
妳看看那只猫，牠发出的声音好像发电机喔。
R: Maybe she’s been into the catnip, or maybe she likes you.
或许牠着迷于猫薄荷，或者说不定是因为牠喜欢你。
S: Is that what it means when they purr?
牠们咕噜咕噜叫就是因为这个原因吗？
R: From what I could find on the Net, we still don’t really know why cats purr. It’s a bite of a scientific anomaly, kind of like Michael Jackson’s skin.
根据我在网络上可以找到的数据，我们仍不太清楚为什么猫会咕噜咕噜叫，那和麦克杰克森的皮肤一样都是科学上的异常现象。
S: Very funny. I’ve noticed that mothers purr a lot when they’re near their young.
非常有趣耶，我有注意到当猫妈妈靠近牠们的孩子时，就会一直咕噜咕噜的。
R: That makes sense. When kittens are just born, their eyes are still shut, and their sense of smell is poor. They can only go by sound and touch.
那是有道理的。当小猫刚出生时，牠们的眼睛还未张开，嗅觉也不敏锐，所以他们只能靠着声音和触摸来走动。
S: I guess purring can help kittens find their mothers more easily.
我想咕噜咕噜的叫声可以帮助小猫更容易找到牠们的妈妈。
R: Probably, but I still like the idea that they purr because they feel good.
那也有可能，不过我还是喜欢牠们咕噜咕噜是因为牠们感觉很舒服的说法。
S: Well, whatever the reason, this cat is going to wake up all the other animals if it doesn’t let up with this purring soon.
嗯，无论是什么原因，这只猫如果再不赶快停止这样咕噜咕噜叫，牠就要把其他动物吵醒了。
R: Maybe she thinks you’re her mother.
说不定牠以为你是牠妈妈。
S: Well, this mother wants her baby to be quiet and go to sleep. Know any good lullabies?
嗯，那我这个妈妈希望牠赶快安静下来睡觉，妳知道有哪一首有效的催眠曲吗？
R: How about a tune by Cat Stevens?
来一曲卡特史提芬的歌如何？
Vocabulary
单词发音
purr [pɝ] v.〔猫愉快时〕发出呜呜声
get a load of (something) 仔细地看, 注意 look at something that is very surprising or attractive
into [ˋɪntu] prep.【口】对……（极）有兴趣，热中于，入迷
catnip [ˋkætnɪp] n. 猫薄荷
anomaly [əˋnɑməlɪ] n. 反常（事物）；异常（现象）
kitten [ˋkɪtn] n. 小猫
let up 停止 to stop [doing something] altogether.
lullaby [ˋlʌlə͵baɪ] n. 催眠曲，摇篮曲
Sentence of the Day
Your new car is the cat’s meow.
你的新车是最棒的。
the cat’s meow "特别/杰出"的人事; 抢手/梦寐以求