纪录片《猫的秘密》 第16期 猫的地盘

One of the questions for the scientists

一个留给科学家的问题是

is how cats establish and defend these territories.

猫是怎样建立和保卫这些领地的呢

Ginger¹ has lived in the village for ten years,

小姜已经在镇上生活了十年了

and seems to be a pretty placid², well-behaved cat.

看起来像是一只温和乖巧的猫

We think that he just goes next door,

我们觉得他只是去了隔壁

catches the odd bird, and sleeps.

抓鸟 睡觉

We don't think he goes out at night,

我们觉得他晚上没有出门

because when you watch him,

因为当你观察他时

he doesn't seem to like getting his paws wet

他似乎不喜欢自己爪子变湿

or being out in the rain or he doesn't like the cold,

或者在外面的雨里 或者他怕冷

he doesn't like the snow.

他不喜欢下雪

In the summer he'll just sit and sunbathe³ in the garden,

夏天的时候他就会在花园里晒日光浴

so, yes, it will be interesting.

是的 会很有趣

But appearances deceive.

但是外表会欺骗人

Ginger, it turns out, has a secret life.

我们发现小姜的生活有秘密

Here's Ginger,

这是小姜

he came over here and if we just move forward.

我们往前移动 他向这边来了

The GPS data shows he's making a deliberate, provocative⁴ journey

GPS数据显示他会蓄意挑衅地

into another cat's garden.

进入其他猫的花园

1 ginger   

n.姜，精力，淡赤黄色；adj.淡赤黄色的；vt.使活泼，使有生气

参考例句：

• There is no ginger in the young man.这个年轻人没有精神。
• Ginger shall be hot in the mouth.生姜吃到嘴里总是辣的。

2 placid   

adj.安静的，平和的

参考例句：

• He had been leading a placid life for the past eight years.八年来他一直过着平静的生活。
• You should be in a placid mood and have a heart-to- heart talk with her.你应该心平气和的好好和她谈谈心。

3 sunbathe   

n.日光浴

参考例句：

• She liked to sunbathe in the seclusion of her own garden.她喜欢在自己僻静的花园里晒日光浴。
• People sunbathe in the nude on the rocks above the creek.人们在露出小溪的岩石上裸体晒日光浴。

4 provocative   

adj.挑衅的，煽动的，刺激的，挑逗的

参考例句：

• She wore a very provocative dress.她穿了一件非常性感的裙子。
• His provocative words only fueled the argument further.他的挑衅性讲话只能使争论进一步激化。