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But although they found this happening over and over again,
但是盡管這種情況總有發生
rarely did it lead to fighting.
但是卻很少發展成一場打斗
They are descended from a solitary species,
他們起源于一個獨居的物種
so if they blunder into one another,
所以如果他們無意中闖入他人領地
then it's very difficult for either of them to back down,
對于任意一方 退后都是很困難的
because turning your back
因為把背
on another cat is a dangerous thing to do,
朝向另一只貓是一件很危險的事
and most cats will have learnt that very early on.
大部分貓都在很小的時候就學到了這點
They would actively defend a piece of land
他們會積極地保衛一片
which contains their core resources.
擁有他們的核心資源的土地
Cats do sometimes actually fight.
貓有時真的會打斗
There are actual wounds, claws and teeth get used.
會有真的傷口 用爪子和牙齒
But most cats will tend to try and avoid conflicts
但是多數貓會嘗試避免沖突
because if you rely on yourself for survival,
因為如果你僅靠自己生存
it is not good in terms of fitness
就健康而言
to get yourself injured.
把自己弄傷并不是件好事
It's incredibly costly.
代價太高昂了
So this is a big part of what your cat does beyond the cat flap.
這就是你的貓在貓洞之外的大部分活動
重點解釋：
1.lead to 通向；把…帶到
例句：Too much work and too little rest often lead to illness.
過量的工作和過少的休息會引起疾病。
2.be descended from 是 ... 的后代
例句：She was descended from a pioneer family.
她來自一個早期的開拓者家庭
3.tend to 傾向，易于
例句：I tend to think that she is right.
我傾向于認為她是對的。
