For some cats, the privet hedges and gravel paths
對一些貓來說 我們后花園外的
off our back gardens are a battle ground.
女貞樹籬和礫石小徑就是戰(zhàn)場
There was one cat that came into the garden.
曾經(jīng)有只貓進了花園
It wasn't so much a fight,
那其實也不算一場大戰(zhàn)
it was a showdown between the two of them,
是他們倆之間的一次對決
sort of staring at each other.
大概就是瞪著對方這樣
He was out all the time, he was like the king cat of the close,
他總是跑出去 就像是這一帶的貓王
and he was always fighting
總在打架
and literally no-one would come...
確實沒有貓會過來
Any other cat would be, like, "Oh, it's Kato."
別的貓會像這樣 啊 那是凱托
I heard this tremendous fight going on, so I got the ladder,
我聽到這次大戰(zhàn)的聲音 就拿了梯子
climbed up the hedge to see what was going on,
爬上樹籬看看發(fā)生了什么事
and the cat was having a fight with the neighbour's cat
就看到他正在樹籬頂上
on top of the hedge.
跟鄰居家的貓大打出手
On top of the hedge?
在樹籬頂上
- That was... Scarface? - Scarface.
-那是 疤面? -是疤面
He does come in occasionally,
他的確偶爾會過來
frightens the life out of them.
把他們都嚇壞了
Charlie runs up the stairs to hide.
查理爬上樓梯藏起來了
Scientists think that many cats have a territory
科學(xué)家認為很多貓的領(lǐng)地
much smaller than its home range.
要比家的范圍小得多
重點解釋:
1.so much 這么多; 非常
例句:He is not so much a genius as a hard worker.
他的努力勝于天分。
2.climb up 爬上; 攀援
例句:Cats often find it easier to climb up a tree than to climb down.
貓爬樹往往是爬上去比爬下來容易些。
3.run up 上漲
例句:The hotel bill might run up to£500.
旅館賬單也許高達500英鎊。