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Over the past decade
在過去十年間
pet food has become more nutritional and more common.
寵物食品變得更有營養及更為普遍
So perhaps what we are witnessing here
也許我們在這里發現的是
is cats changing their behaviour
在我們改變貓的生活環境的同時
as we change their environment.
貓也改變著他們的行為
But there's another part of the cats' secret life,
然而貓還有另一種秘密生活
where they've adapted to being more like our pets,
就是如何更加適應成為一只寵物
and it's to do with how they communicate with us.
這與貓如何跟我們交流有關
- This cat meows a lot. - They both purr.
-這只貓常常叫 -他們都喜歡咕嚕叫
If he's got no-one to play with and he's just on his own,
如果沒有人跟他玩 他獨自一貓時
he'll walk around - meow, meow, meow, meow
他會走來走去 喵 喵 喵 喵
until someone comes.
直到有人來陪他
Sometimes, I can hardly hear it.
有時候我幾乎聽不見
And sometimes it's...
而有時候又是...
..This sort of thing. He does have various purrs, yes.
類似這樣的聲音 他的叫聲是不一樣的
We may think cats are our pets,
我們也許認為貓是寵物
but many owners are left with the uncomfortable feeling
但許多主人有時候有種不太舒服的感覺
that the cats are really calling the shots.
其實貓才是說了算的
重點解釋：
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 適合于
例句：These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.
這些式樣均可改動以適應個人不同的愛好。
3.walk around 無目地行走
例句：We walked around the beach barefoot.
我們赤著腳在海灘上走來走去。
