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Over the past decade
在过去十年间
pet food has become more nutritional and more common.
宠物食品变得更有营养及更为普遍
So perhaps what we are witnessing 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 shots.
其实猫才是说了算的
重点解释：
1.part of 一部分
例句：The last part of the ascent is very steep.
最后一段上坡路很陡。
2.be adapted to 适合于
例句：These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
这些式样均可改动以适应个人不同的爱好。
3.walk around 无目地行走
例句：We walked around the beach barefoot.
我们赤着脚在海滩上走来走去。
