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cat也是西方人“宠物文化”中的重要成员；人们多用cat；来形容女人，称之为she；模特儿走的舞台步就叫 catwalk (猫步)，old cat 指脾气坏的老太婆，barber’s cat 指“面有病容饥色的人”，儿童们常用copy cat 来指“看样学样的人，抄袭别人的人”，形容某人病得很厉害用 as sick as a cat; like a cat on hot bricks 旨“像热锅上的蚂蚁”；英语中还有一句谚语是：When the cat’s away，the mouse will play，意思是“当有权力、能力或影响力的人不在时，其他人就会无法无天、调皮捣蛋了”。汉语中则没有相似的联想，倒有“山中无老虎，猴子称大王”之说。汉语中对猫没有太多的联想，我们常说某个小孩吃猫食，是说这个小孩的饭量小，还说积习难改的人“猫改不了吃腥”。下面这则短文是一个“爱猫胜于爱狗”的西方人写的，题目是：Cats make much better pets than dogs，不妨一读：
Cats are small so they don’t need a lot of space.They can do as well in a city apartment as in a house with a yard.They keep themselves clean.They are not as messy as dogs are.Most of the time they are quiet.Cats seem to be smarter than dogs. They are certainly more independent.Yet cats can be every bit as affectionate as dogs.Dogs often seem to love everybody, but cats are more choosy. When a cat loves you，you real feel as though you are somebody special.
